In the U.S. each individual state has wide latitude to determine its own laws for handling trusts. Many are concerned that a small handful of states are using that latitude to race to the bottom. Delaware has long been known for having trust-friendly…
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Every stage of life presents its own estate planning issues and areas of concern. Retirement is no different. Most estate planning attorneys advise people to review their estate plans every couple of years to make sure the plans are still effective a…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Creating a trust can be complicated and even experts make mistakes. There are some common mistakes that are made that you should be aware of to make sure that your lawyer does not make them. When you hire an attorney to create a trust for you, do not…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Probate, Succession, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Most of the news that people hear or read about estate plans, trusts, wills and probate is negative. In reality most of the time outcomes are positive. Over the years, much has been said and written regarding the tendency of media to focus on negativ…
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A Halloween riddle for you: What's scarier than ghosts and goblins to Americans 50 and older? Answer: Their finances. That's the upshot of the latest Country Financial Security Index, and two other surveys I've seen lately back it up.…
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Tags: Asset Protection, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Guardianship, Inheritance, probate, Probate Court, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Wills
Art makes up 2.5 percent of the biggest estates and just 0.6 percent of those who had between $10 million and $20 million. A Picasso fetched more than $95 million in 2006. The superrich are different from the very, very rich. For one thing, they own…
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Tags: Asset Protection, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Estate Tax, Inheritance, Living Trust, probate, Probate Attorney, Probate Court, Tax Planning, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Wills
The death of a loved one can create a lot of financial complexity. For families that have set up irrevocable trusts to facilitate the transfer of assets from one generation to another, the tax implications can be even more complicated. However, there…
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Tags: Asset Protection, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Income Tax, Inheritance, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trust, power of attorney, probate, Probate Attorney, Probate Court, Tax Planning, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Will Changes, Wills
A Sonoma County bank overseeing the trust of a wealthy Kentfield divorcee who left a large chunk of her $8.5 million estate to her gardener and other non-family members will be allowed to dip into the fund to defend challenges from the woman's d…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Succession, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
Tags: Elder Abuse, Elder Law, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Inheritance, probate, Probate Attorney, Probate Court, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Will Changes, Wills
Seems like the subject of estate taxes becomes part of every politician's election promises, and today's election environment is no different. Even though we are not really expecting significant changes in that area, estate taxes have chang…
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Tags: 529 Savings Plan, Asset Protection, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Estate Tax, Inheritance, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, Living Trust, power of attorney, Tax Planning, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Wills
From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations, goes the early 20th-century American proverb. Then there's the 19th-century British version: Clogs to clogs in three generations. And from Italy, date uncertain: From the stable to the star…
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Tags: Asset Protection, estate planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Estate Tax, Financial Planning, Guardianship, Inheritance, Living Trust, power of attorney, probate, Probate Attorney, Probate Court, Tax Planning, Trusts, Trusts and Estates, Will Changes, Wills
