Article: If you are married, you should decide whether you want to create an individual or joint trust. An individual trust includes only your property, while a joint or shared trust includes all property that belongs to you and your spouse. While you and your spouse can create two individual trusts, this can cause complications with shared assets. A joint trust, however, can dispose of both individual and shared property. You can use your list to decide how you want to distribute the assets you place in your trust. Keep in mind that you don't necessarily want to have all of your property in your trust. If you have retirement or investment accounts that allow you to designate a beneficiary, leave these out of your trust. Including them or designating your trust as the beneficiary only adds an unnecessary layer of complication. Use your list as you work on your trust so you have a good picture of your total estate and can figure out how you want it distributed. You will need information such as account numbers and locations to transfer title in your assets from yourself to the trust. You also want to make sure that you have accurate information about your property in your trust documents. The people you want to inherit your assets when you die will become beneficiaries of your trust. If you've included children as beneficiaries, you also should name someone to manage that property for them until they reach adulthood. You also should consider naming alternate or back-up beneficiaries in case your primary beneficiary is either unavailable or refuses to take the trust property. While you are alive, you will be the trustee of your trust. However, someone else will have to take over after you die to distribute the trust's assets. Most people choose a spouse or adult child as their successor trustee. You also may want to choose a back-up in case the person you've chosen as a successor has predeceased you or is otherwise unavailable or incapable of taking on the trustee's duties. Talk to the person you choose before you draft your documents, and make sure he or she is able and willing to be your successor trustee. You may want to name an additional alternate successor in case the person you name is unavailable or incapable of acting as trustee. You can name a bank or trust company to manage your trust after your death as well, but keep in mind there probably will be fees involved. Unlike with a will, your successor trustee doesn't have to live in the same state as you, or the state where your real property is located. For this reason, trusts often are preferred if you want a friend or relative who lives out of state to distribute your property after your death.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Determine what type of trust you want to create. Make a list of your assets. Gather paperwork for your assets. Decide who will inherit your trust property. Choose a successor trustee.
Article: You must bring certain documents to your interview so that the asylum officer can confirm your identity. Bring a form of identification such as a passport. Bring a copy of your Form I-589 and originals of documents you submitted with your Form I-589 (marriage certificates, birth certificates, etc.) If you included a spouse and/or child under the age of 21 in your application, you should bring them to the interview. Your lawyer should have an idea of what questions you will be asked and how you should answer. Try to meet with your lawyer, even if only briefly, to talk about the interview. Generally you can expect to be asked the following: Provide specific examples of persecution you either experienced or were aware of. Explain the difficulties you anticipate if you return to your home country. Describe the route taken to arrive in the United States. Explain how you got the money to travel to the United States. List any criminal charges pending against you or any persecution of others you committed in the United States or elsewhere. Provide information that proves you belong to a persecuted group. For example, if you claim to belong to a religious group, you may have to answer questions about the religion to show that you are a follower. Your interview will typically be held within 45 days of your affirmative asylum application, although you may have to wait longer if USCIS is experiencing a deluge of applications. Your attorney may also attend. The interview should last about an hour. If you need a translator, you will need to hire one at your own expense. USCIS has translators on site, but they are used only to confirm that your own translator is translating accurately. If you apply for affirmative asylum, USCIS has 180 days to make a decision on your application. Because the department is sometimes overwhelmed with applications, you might have to wait longer. If you applied for defensive asylum, the asylum officer will make a decision relatively quickly. You will be given a written decision. If the asylum officer finds that you have neither a "credible" nor a "reasonable" fear of persecution, you can appeal that decision to an immigration judge. If you prevail, you will have a full hearing scheduled to convince the judge to grant you asylum. In other words, those claiming defensive asylum may have two hearings before the judge. However, if the asylum officer believes that you have either a "credible" or a "reasonable" fear, you will have a single hearing.
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Collect documents to take to the interview. Practice with your attorney. Attend the interview. Await the decision.
Article: Your doula should be a voice of reason during a hectic time and be able to calm you down when you're feeling stressed. If they're stressing you out simply during the interview, they're not a good match. Make sure you get along well with them, since you'll likely be seeing them regularly for a few months. If you can't trust someone in your home, let that be a deal breaker. Trust your own reactions, but also ask the opinion of anyone who accompanied you to the interview. To be extra sure, invest in a paid background search through your local law enforcement agency. Pregnancy and childbirth are stressful enough. The last thing you need is your loved ones bickering with or complaining about the doula. Go with the candidate who will nurture and support them, as well as you. Compare your notes with information you find from doula associations and your doctor. Check if your questions were answered thoroughly. If you really want an apprentice doula, make sure their supervisor makes up for any lack of knowledge.
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Choose the candidate who meshes with you. Pick someone you'd be comfortable having in your home. Select someone who gets along with your housemates. Choose the most knowledgeable candidate.