Estate Planning for a Second Marriage
Second (or third or fourth) marriages often require careful balancing between the needs of the surviving spouse and the needs of the children from a previous marriage.
October 29, 2020
What are an Attorney’s Obligations after You Die?
Attorney-client privilege requires that attorneys keep confidential and refrain from sharing all secrets and other confidences of clients.
October 28, 2020
How Important Is Avoiding Probate?
Probate is a process to transfer the assets after someone dies. For example, when a homeowner passes, probate allows for the home to be sold or transferred, if necessary, even though the owner is no longer alive to sign a deed.
October 27, 2020
How Do I Keep Money in the Family?
If you’re single and die in 2020, you can have up to $11.58 million in assets before your heirs have to worry about paying a penny in estate taxes.
October 26, 2020
Your Estate Plan May Need an Audit
Estate planning is the process of transferring the management of your assets, if and when you are unable to manage them yourself due to disability or death. Whether you have $100 or $100 million you should have an estate plan.
October 22, 2020
Can an Inheritance Lead to Trouble?
Most states recognize inheritances as separate property, and many experts say keeping them separate is often the best approach.
October 21, 2020
Digital Assets Need To Be Included
It’s difficult to go a few hours without interacting with a digital account. Whether that is email, online banking or social media, many daily tasks involve digital informational storage.
October 20, 2020
What is a GRAT and Does Your Family Need One?
During this crazy 2020 tax year, in addition to being faced with all the issues surrounding Covid-19, as well as the roller coaster ride of the stock market, we are also currently in an environment where the interest rates are as low as they ever have been.
October 19, 2020
When Do We Need an Elder Law Attorney?
Consult an elder care lawyer preemptively, to avoid making a panicked phone call in the moment.
October 16, 2020
Make the Most of Exemptions in Gifting
Federal estate, gift and GST tax exemptions are currently at historic highs ($11.58 million per individual in 2020). These higher exemptions are scheduled to return to $5 million, adjusted for inflation, after December 31, 2025, but they could be reduced before then, as a result of political or policy changes.
October 15, 2020