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Show September 24, 201 Garfield County Insi s er your first time on skis We have more heart experience than any other Utah healthcare organization, so patients have a : better chance at healing and trying something new Intermountain Heart & Vascular Services GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER • DIXIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER • MCKAY-DEE HOSPITAL CENTER LDS HOSPITAL • UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LOGAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL DO YOU HAVE AN ESTATE PLAN? The simple answer to the above question is yes. Even if you have never signed a will or trust, you have an estate plan. Some of you may be asking, "How?" The answer is the state has a "default estate plan" for those without their own. In Utah, if you die without an estate plan, the law provides that your entire estate will be distributed to your spouse if he or she is alive unless you have children from a prior marriage. If you do not have a surviving spouse, the estate will be distributed to your children and if a child predeceases you, then to that child's children. If you have no surviving children or grandchildren (commonly called your "issue"), then your estate will be distributed to other relatives. If you have a surviving spouse and children from a prior marriage, a certain amount is distributed to your surviving spouse and then one-half of the balance of your estate will be distributed to your surviving spouse and one-half to your children. Although the state "default estate plan" attempts to represent what most people would want to do with their estate if they had done their own estate planning, it may not be what you want. There are many concerns about relying on the state's "default estate plan." If you rely on the state's "default estate plan," your desires may not be met when you have children from a prior marriage. As previously stated, the state's "default estate plan" provides that one-half of your estate will go to children from a prior marriage and the other one-half to your surviving spouse. Often, it may be desirable to allow the surviving spouse to have a lifetime interest in all or a part of your estate until his or her death and at that time the estate could be distributed to your children. Additionally, if you many later in life, you may desire that all your assets be distributed to your children from a prior marriage because your surviving spouse has sufficient assets of his or her own. Hopefully, you can see that although we may all have an estate plan, it is very beneficial and sometimes crucial that you take the time and effort to develop your own estate plan and not rely on the "default estate plan" established by the state legislature. Jeffery J. McKenna is an attorney licensed in three states and serving clients in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a partner at the law firm of Barney, McKenna and Olmstead, with offices in St. George and Mesquite. He is a founding member of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council. Ifyou have questions or topics that you would like addressed in these articles please email him at jmckenna@barney-mckenna.com or call 435 628-1711. Law Offices V4V1*-4-11 Wills, Trusts & Probate — Business Law & Bankruptcy Real Estate - Contracts — Commercial Litigation Family Law & Divorce — Select Personal Injury Licensed in UT, NV, AZ, CO, MD and CA Offices: St. George, Utah & Mesquite, Nevada (435) 628-1711 FOUR ALLEGED MARIJUANA GROWERS ARRESTED AT SITE IN GARFIELD COUNTY Full Time Professional Real Estate Services Serving Escalante, Boulder & St. George Four alleged marijuana growers were arrested Monday afternoon, on the top of Barney Top in Garfield County. Three males and one female, all Mexican nationals, were arrested without incident, after a tip came in Sunday eveFor Great Real Estate Service.... 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The other two, 51-year-old Jesus Ruiz Sepulveda, and 29-year-old Emilliano Arellano, did not flee because they were intoxicated at the time. The alleged growers did have a 25 caliber automatic pistol Several people met last week to organize a group to asat the site where they were arrested, as well as methamphetamines sist our local firefighters. It will be known as the Escalante and alcohol. The four were not at Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and it's function is their grow site, and had apparently to support our local Fire Department. The Auxiliary memT been using drugs and drinking al- bers perform support duties when the firefighters are called upon at emergency scenes as well as being involved with cohol where they were arrested. It took law enforcement two fundraising and projects for the fire station. This year we ▪ days to find their grow site, which are excited to have a booth at the Escalante Art's Festi■■ was a two and a half hour long val on 9/24 and 9/25. Come visit us between 10-5pm and treacherous hike through extreme- take home some great homemade pies & cinnamon rolls ly rough terrain. The grow was located east of Barney Top, while supporting a great cause. These will be sold to raise and 413 plants were confiscated at the site. Each plant money for greatly needed safety equipment and additional is worth roughly one thousand dollars, so the total esti- materials to finish the new fire station. Volunteers are mated worth of the grow is around 413,000 dollars. It's a needed to work at the booth, please call Denise at 826relatively small grow compared to other grow seizures this 4155 if you are able help out. If you'd like to be involved summer in Garfield County, but it had an elaborate water in the Auxiliary Committee, give Gwen a call at 826-4443. system and officials say the grow was planted very care- Fire Prevention Week is in October and the Fire Dept. will fully so as to keep it hidden from view. Officials pulled up be assisting residents in testing smoke detectors and perall the plants today and will destroy them this weekend. forming chimney cleaning. If you'd like assistance with Garfield County Sheriff Danny Perkins says "I would like to express my appreciation to the bowhunter that either of these safety issues, please call Chief Don Porter called in the tip that led to the arrests today. He handled at 826-4672. Thank you to all our volunteer firefighters, we appreciate all you do! it perfectly: he spotted someone that seemed out Local Friendly Pricing of place, he didn't confront the individual but quickly We can give you left the scene and then imALisalp.) 3a a second opinion mediately after called the Sheriff's office. This is on your needed repairs. how we would like everyRick Miner - Juarez Nunez one to handle these kind of sightings. 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