Estate Planning for Montanans Webinar with Dr. Goetting

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Homesteading & Self-Sufficiency, Money & Small Business

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

Webinar Recording & Links to Resources

Webinar Recording (Q&A begins at 52:00): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3-26Jldq1NRvmCGz-5yBQOOek3WZWLE/view?usp=drive_link

Dying Without a Will in Montana interactive website: https://www.montana.edu/dyingwithoutawill/

MSU Extension Estate Planning for Montanans homepage: https://www.montana.edu/estateplanning/

Estate Planning MontGuides & ePublications: https://www.montana.edu/estateplanning/eppublications.html

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Program Description

Think you know who gets your things when you die? Think again! This introduction to estate planning webinar is the perfect starting point for everyone, no wealth or heirloom items required.

Lead by MSU Extension Specialist and Professor Dr. Marsha Goetting, this program will explain how Montana laws decide who receives your property when you die without writing a will, how to get started creating your will and other important documents, and more. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and gain access to many resources.

About the Speaker

Dr. Marsha Goetting, Ph.D., CFP, CFCS, is a Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. During the COVID years of 2020 - 2022 her virtual seminars reached over 13,450 Montanans and another 7,140 during 2023. She received the Iowa State University Alumni Achievement Award in 2020 and the AARP Community Partner Award in 2021. In 2023 she received the Distinguished Service Ruby Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi, an Extension Honorary. Dr. Goetting is a member of the Montana Alzheimer's and related dementia's Coalition and has been appointed to the Montana Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education. She received her PhD from Iowa State University and her master's and bachelor's degrees from Kansas State University. 

Dr. Goetting will present remotely via Zoom. Unlike MLN Watch Parties, this webinar is specific to NVPL and participants will be able to interact with the speaker.