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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Robins Kaplan LLP

The Wealth Dispute Navigator: Which Profile Are You?

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Over the next two decades, reports are estimating that baby boomers will pass down a combined $84.4 trillion in assets to younger generations. Dubbed the “Great Wealth Transfer,” this phenomenon is already underway and will...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Using Trust Provisions to Incentivize Beneficiary Behavior

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For many individuals new to estate planning, particularly younger couples, there is something almost taboo when you start to discuss a revocable trust: does that mean our children will be trust fund babies?...more

Fleurinord Law PLLC

Navigating the Twists and Turns of Aretha Franklin’s Estate 5 Years Later: Lessons Under Texas and Florida State Laws

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Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, passed away on August 16, 2018 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 in Detroit, Michigan.  She left a legacy marked by her incomparable music and talent, and a $6 million...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, May/June 2024

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Sharing is caring - How much should you tell your loved ones about your estate plan? After you’ve created your estate plan, it’s important to consider how much information you should disclose to your loved ones about...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Spring Cleanout – What Happens to Your Personal Property When You Die?

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When someone passes away, their family members are often left responsible for handling the decedent’s property – both real and intangible. Many difficulties come with handling the decedent’s intangible property, such as bank...more

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What Are 13 Key Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families?

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It seems like it’s the new normal — blended families — are more commonplace today than ever before; and with them comes a variety of considerations in estate planning that we’ll explore in this article....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 6 - Reshaping Your Legacy: Estate Planning After Your Divorce

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If something happens to you, would you want your ex or soon-to-be-ex to have the right to make decisions on your behalf? If your answer is no, then stop everything you’re doing and listen to this episode. Melissa...more

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The Estate Planner, March/April 2024

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Revocable trusts - Don’t forget to fund the trust throughout your lifetime - Many estate plans are built around revocable trusts (sometimes called “living trusts”). These trusts allow you to 1) avoid the time, expense...more

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Surprise: The MUPC, Intestacy, and Childless Couples

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Once upon a time, I was a young newlywed. My spouse and I always assumed that because we had no money, no kids, and were married, we were each other’s heirs. We had numerous conversations about how neither of us needed a will...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Estate Planning: Should I Divide My Assets Equally?

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Your heirs may not see eye to eye on family circumstances, particularly regarding inheriting your estate. Relationships can change and intensify when you die. Underlying issues can bubble to the surface, creating tensions...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Do You Know Who Your Children Are? How the Connecticut Parentage Act Affects Estate Planning

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The changing landscape of American families has resulted in new laws that expand who may be considered your child or grandchild. A recent Connecticut law, known as The Connecticut Parentage Act (the “Act”), may impact your...more

Blank Rome LLP

How to Avoid Cutting the Painting in Half

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Many parents wish to bequeath their assets to their children in equal shares, yet they don’t consider that a plethora of valuable assets would become worthless if equally divided. How do you dispose of a painting, a family...more

Winstead PC

Texas Court Approves Accounting In An Estate Dispute

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In Many v. Ridgely, a decedent’s son and daughter were beneficiaries of her estate. No. 03-21-00520-CV, 2023 Tex. App. LEXIS 8189 (Tex. App.—Austin October 27, 2023, no pet. history)...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

I’m A Childless, Single Adult. How Do I Navigate Establishing Fiduciaries?

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Many people default to nominating a spouse or a child as personal representative of their estate or trustee of their trust, if they have one. However, when one has neither a spouse nor a child, who should one choose to fill...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Planning for College Kids and Young Adults

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As young family members head off to school or leave home for a job, parents and other relatives may wonder how they can continue to support a child or assist with health care or other decisions. Many parents are surprised...more

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Legacy Planning for the Farm and Agriculture Community

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Farmers and their families face unique challenges when they are planning for the succession of their businesses and the real estate associated with their farms.  Oftentimes, farms are successively held and then given to...more

Stark & Stark

[Webinar] Estate Planning: More Important Now Than Ever - July 19th, 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm ET

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Join Robert F. Morris, Esq. to discuss some important topics such as: - What issues can impact your family and estate plan? - What planning opportunities are available to protect your intent? - What estate,...more

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[Webinar] Estate Planning: More Important Now Than Ever - July 19th, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm ET

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Join Robert F. Morris, Esq. to discuss some important topics such as: - What issues can impact your family and estate plan? - What planning opportunities are available to protect your intent? - What estate,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Whose Cello Is It Anyway? Or, a Lawyer, a Judge, and a Professional Athlete Talk About Family Litigation

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In this episode of “Splitting Heirs” host Warren K. Racusin of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice is joined by Jeffrey J. Wild, Lowenstein partner and litigator whose practice focuses on fiduciary issues; the Honorable...more

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Challenging a Will: What We Can Learn From Priscilla Presley

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Elvis Has Left the Building - In 1977, when Elvis Presley died (to put a complicated situation very simply), his estate and any future royalties generated by his intellectual property, including his music, passed into a...more

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The Estate Planner, March/April 2023

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Funding long-term care expenses: What are your options? Few things can derail your estate plan as quickly as unanticipated long-term care (LTC) expenses. Most people will need some form of LTC — such as a nursing home or...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Can I Fight My Family Member’s Inheritance?

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Picture this: your great aunt has died and left you and your brother each one million dollars, her entire estate, in a will. Great, right? Now imagine that your brother never appreciated your great aunt during her lifetime,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

PTC Me ASAP: Estate Planning with Private Trust Companies

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More and more families are turning to private trust companies (PTCs) for their trusts and estates. Are they right for you?...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Millennial Estate Planning and the Importance of Early Planning

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Client Question: “What area of law do you focus on?” Attorney Response: “Trusts and Estates.” Client Response: “I’m still young, I don’t need to worry about planning for when I’m gone. I’ll call you when I’m older...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Making Gifts this Year and Next

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As we head into the last quarter of the year, many clients are thinking about making gifts to their family members. It can also be a good time to plan to make gifts in January of next year....more

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