Life Insurance: A Tool in Building Your Estate Plan
Life insurance can provide more than just the comfort of knowing that your family will have money should something happen... Read More
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Understanding the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
If you have never heard of the estate tax but not the generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax you are not alone.... Read More
Estate Planning, Taxes Blending Your Spiritual or Religious Values With Your Estate Plan
The holidays are a time when many people take a moment to reflect on their values and spiritual beliefs. It’s... Read More
Estate Planning U.S. Census Bureau says Multi-Generational Family Units are Increasing
People in the United States tend to share a common belief that multiple generations of family should not live together.... Read More
Estate Planning, Financial Planning The Effect of Simultaneous Death
Perhaps you’ve heard the recent, tragic story of a teenage boy and his parents that drowned in the waters near... Read More
Estate Planning Inheritance Laws Are Older Than You May Think
For most of human history death occurred at a much younger average age than it does today. Because life was... Read More
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Paying an Estate’s Debts: Who is Responsible?
If you or someone you know is grappling with the loss of a loved one, and such loss is accompanied... Read More
Estate Planning, Probate About Elective Shares
Many people come to the estate planning process with certain expectations, and even misconceptions, about the process and the laws... Read More
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Making Your Own Estate Plan May Not Save You as Much as You Think
To many people, the prospect of hiring their own attorney to develop an estate plan brings one key issue to... Read More
Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Wills and Trusts Feds: Medicaid Delay Could Cost States
The Federal government recently sent a letter to states informing them that if they delay in adopting the Medicaid expansion... Read More
Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid What Happens in Probate?
Most non-probate attorneys have little experience with the often Byzantine legal world that is probate law. Even if you’ve heard... Read More
Estate Planning, Probate Estate Planning: The Numbers Don’t Lie
If there’s one thing you’re likely to ignore or at least procrastinate about, it’s estate planning. The realities behind who... Read More
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