--- title: Mansour Gavin LPA Blog | Daniel McGuire (4) description: We begin our process of developing solutions for our clients only after ensuring we have listened to our clients fully explain their situation. 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Family Dynamic, Ability, and Inclination](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-vi) [Estate Planning](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/estate-planning) May 01, 2019 | 12:22 PM *Part 6 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up their Wills by breaking the issues down into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps, and get the plan moving.* [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-vi) ## [ESTATE PLANNING 101: minors and parents as beneficiaries](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-v-1) [Estate Planning](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/estate-planning) April 17, 2019 | 10:58 AM *Part 5 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up their Wills by breaking the issues down into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps and get the plan moving.* [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-v-1) ## [ESTATE PLANNING 101: Should property pass equally? what is fair?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-iv) [Estate Planning](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/estate-planning) April 03, 2019 | 09:34 AM *Part 4 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up their Wills by breaking the issues down into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps and get the plan moving.* [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-iv) ## [Estate Planning 101: Specific bequest and strategic vagueness](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-iii) [Estate Planning](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/estate-planning) March 21, 2019 | 01:07 PM *This is part 3 of a series breaking down the process of helping clients set up their Wills by breaking the issues down into smaller, individual topics, enabling the adviser and client to take the necessary steps, and get the plan moving.* [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/estate-planning-101-part-iii) ## [ESTATE PLANNING 101: Who gets the china? 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