Asset Protection, Estate Planning FEDERAL COURT EXCEPTION TO PROBATE JURISDICTION FEDERAL COURTS ARE COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION There is little question that Federal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. If there … February 6, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning Planning for Married Medicaid Applicant’s Community Spouse – Community Spouse Income When a married person applies for Medicaid the government looks at the collected or pooled resources of the two to … February 1, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning PRETERMITTED OR OMITTED CHILDREN NOT ADDRESSED IN A WILL Contrary to the European model American parents are legally free to disinherit their children but at the same time they … January 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts HOW REVOCABLE IS MY IRREVOCABLE TRUST IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS COSTS AND BENEFITS Trusts are valuable estate planning devices that allow for the transmission of wealth with lower … December 27, 2015 3 MIN READ
Estate Planning Anticipated Changes in IRS Rules Regarding Family Business Valuations WHY IT MATTERS FOR ESTATE PLANNING Every year the Federal Department of Treasury publishes the greenbook which outlines the then … December 8, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF POSTHUMOUSLY CONCEIVED CHILDREN GROWING LEGAL ISSUE The federal Department of Health and Human Services estimates that there are currently approximately 600 000 frozen … December 5, 2015 3 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST PROPERTY TRUST QTIP TRUSTS – WHAT IS IT? In our society with divorces as common as it is many people would likely … November 30, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning When Your Attorney Is a Potential Witness in Surrogate Court WITNESS ADVOCATE RULE In New York as well as perhaps every other jurisdiction an attorney may not serve as an … November 16, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning Lacking in Mental Capacity and Family Who Decides On June 24 2015 a trial Court in California invalidated a California law as unconstitutional which created a default surrogate … November 6, 2015 2 MIN READ
