'Families and legacies: Challenging decisions' presentation set for Oct. 29

Press release

Montana State University-Extension Hill County, Independence Bank, Hill County Community Foundation, and Montana Community Foundation have joined forces to bring an informative, interesting and fun estate planning event to the Hi-Line.

Monday, Oct. 29, Marsha A. Goetting, Ph.D., will be presenting and answering questions on why you need estate planning regardless of age, marital status or financial situation. The event will be held at the 4-H Chuckwagon located in the Great Northern Fairgrounds at 1676 U.S. Highway 2 West, starting at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Goetting is a professor and extension family economics specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. She has presented more than 800 workshops reaching more than 25,000 Montanans with financial and estate planning information. She has also authored more than 75 MontGuides and bulletins and has received national, regional, and state awards for her financial management and estate planning programs.

What are MontGuides? MontGuides are informational brochures that people can use when needing more education on specific topics. Some of the MontGuides related to estate planning available at your local MSU-Extension office include: Accessing a Deceased Person’s Financial Accounts, Annuities, Beneficiary Deeds in Montana, Estate Planning in Montana: Getting Started, Life Estate: A Useful Estate Planning, Livestock Brands in Montana: An Important Component of an Estate Plan, Nonprobate Transfers, Probate in Montana, Power of Attorney, Wills, and more! You can get a copy of any MontGuide completely FREE!

The Families & Legacies: Challenging Decisions event Oct. 29 will be free. A registration is not required but appreciated so we have enough refreshments for everybody. To register or for more information, please contact MSU-Extension Hill County Agent Jasmine Carbajal at 406-265-5481 ext. 2333.