MSU Extension to offer recordings of MontGuide Mondays, Tuesday Tips webinars

MSU News Service

BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension is offering recordings of estate and legacy planning webinars to Montanans for viewing.

There are six recordings from the MontGuide Mondays series and eight recordings from the Tuesday Tips series. The recordings are free and available to the public.

Topics covered in the recordings include:

• What individuals can and can’t do with a will.

• What to include in a letter of last instruction.

• How to avoid probate with a transfer-on-death deed.

• Comparing life estates, joint tenancies and trusts as estate and legacy planning tools.

• Exploring the benefits of financial and heath care powers of attorney.

• How to acquire information about probate and duties of a personal representative.

Extension educators Marsha Goetting and Emily Standley hosted the Tuesday Tips sessions.

Goetting is an MSU Extension family economics specialist and professor at MSU. During the past five years, she has presented more than 250 educational sessions that have delivered financial and estate planning information to more than 10,000 Montanans. Goetting has received state, regional and national awards for her programs. She has authored 47 MontGuide fact sheets on estate planning.

Standley is a county agriculture and natural resources agent for MSU Extension in Fergus and Petroleum counties. She holds a bachelor’s degree in rangeland ecology and management from MSU, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in education. Although her Extension focus is agriculture, Standley knows agricultural enterprises are strongest when they are supported by strong families, strong communities and have the tools to remain ecologically and financially sustainable, Goetting said.

MontGuide Mondays were hosted by Goetting and six Extension agents: Mat Walter, Lewis and Clark County; Katelyn Andersen, Ravalli County; Tara Andrews, Custer County; Holly Miner, Big Horn County; Kimberly Richardson, Deer Lodge County; and Jane Wolery, Teton County.

Recordings for MontGuide Mondays can be found at http://montana.edu/familyeconomics/montguidemondays . Recordings for Tuesday Tips are at http://montana.edu/estateplanning/tuesdaytips .

For more information contact Goetting at [email protected] or Standley at [email protected].