What Strategies Minimize Estate Taxes?
With 2022 bringing very little change to trust and estate law, 2023 remains a prime opportunity to take advantage of the favorable tax landscape.
With 2022 bringing very little change to trust and estate law, 2023 remains a prime opportunity to take advantage of the favorable tax landscape.
When you’re in the midst of a divorce, you’re probably not thinking about estate planning or your will. However, if you’re divorcing, you should think about the impact a divorce can have on an estate plan.
Probate court ensures that a will is executed according to the wishes of the individual who has passed away.
If you have a residence you would like to pass onto loved ones after your death, and you’re worried about your home going into probate, you may want to put your home in a trust.
The SECURE 2.0 Act, which was signed into law in December 2022, changes the RMD rules for retirement savers beginning in 2023.
Being a trustee is difficult. However, adopting the following four best practices employed by professional trustees will go a long way to ensure that you’ll effectively execute your duties and mitigate your liability.
In this article, we discuss seven specific ways that you can make life easier for your loved ones after you die.
Created to own and control a life insurance policy or policies while the insured is alive, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) are tools that are sometimes recommended by estate planning attorneys and financial planners.
Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
Memory decline was slower for older adults who had a healthy lifestyle, even for people with high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, data from a Chinese study showed.
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