Ohio fines two Nevada companies for selling estate planning

Two Nevada-based companies have been barred from selling living trusts and estate plans in the state of Ohio. The "Cleveland Plain-Dealer" says "Asset Preservation Group" and "The Estate Plan of Nevada" were fined by the Ohio Supreme Court. A third company, Cleveland-based "Sharp Estate Services," was ordered to pay 1-point-2-million- dollars for illegally practicing law. The high court found the three companies guilty of sending non-attorneys into Ohio to sell "living trusts" and other estate plans. The victims will now have to hire their own attorneys to determine if their trusts and estate plans are legal. Officials with the Nevada firms have not commented on the court ruling.