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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 -
Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Real Estate’s Role In Building Generational Wealth

The most basic real estate investment is a home; for many people, their home is their largest single asset. Since real estate historically has increased in value over time, buying a home can be a way to grow wealth while also...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Don’t Give Your House to Your Children (While You’re Alive)

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Many of us would like our children to inherit our home once we are gone. More than a few of us think it makes sense to give our home to our children while we are still living. That is not a good idea! Here’s why. Loss of...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Re-Evaluating Real Estate Dispositions Under the Biden Tax Plan

How Real Estate Investment is Like Buying Violins - Real estate investors also frequently gradually increase in size and price of their assets. A real estate investor might start small with a single duplex. When they sell...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Legal Considerations of Living Together in a Multi-Generational Home

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During COVID, many of us are balancing working remotely while caring for our children. This autumn, most of our children are returning to part-time or all remote school. We are using our residences as a home, office, and...more

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Types of Tenancies for Home Ownership

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Your home is a unique asset – the center of your family life and an important financial asset. When you bought your home, you may remember signing a deed, but do you remember what it says? Often, due to the excitement and...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Protecting Your House from Medicaid Estate Recovery

After a Medicaid recipient dies, the state must attempt to recoup from his or her estate whatever benefits it paid for the recipient's care. This is called "estate recovery." For most Medicaid recipients, their house is the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Eleventh Circuit Rules Reverse Mortgage Companies Not Prohibited from Foreclosing on Non-Borrowing Spouses

Mortgagees of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (“HECMs,” more commonly known as reverse mortgages) obtained a significant victory in an important federal appellate court, which ruled last month that non-borrowing spouses are...more

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