Wills & Estate Planning

Common Pitfalls When Planning Estates for Families with Special Needs Children (Updated April 2023)

I recently had the privilege to attend a bar mitzvah in which the young man also has a sibling with a profound disability. His sibling ...
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Estate Planning for Blended Families – Let Me Count The Ways

As we are all aware, divorce is common in the modern U.S. One frequently cited statistic is that about 50% of all marriages will end ...
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Revocable Living Trusts

A Revocable Living Trust (RLT) is a document in which a person names a Trustee (often, the person will serve as his own Trustee initially) ...
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Importance of Proper Asset Ownership and Beneficiary Designations

This installment of the Passionate Estate Planner is a reminder that a well done estate plan includes not only properly prepared legal documents, but also ...
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Corporate Fiduciaries for Estates & Trusts: Reliability, Prudence, Reasonableness, Protection and Peace of Mind (Updated May 2023)

Choosing the fiduciaries to carry out your estate plan can be the most important decisions you make in structuring your estate plan.   Why is this ...
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Courts Rule Against IRS in Defined-Value Transfer Cases; Clear the Way for Using Hard to Value Assets to Optimize 2010 Tax Act Gifting Possibilities

Alpharetta, Georgia—May 9, 2012—Defined-value transfers, a mechanism for gifting hard-to-value assets, has long been a target of the IRS, with the agency often arguing the ...
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Time is Running Out for Those Who Want to Save Taxes and Provide Huge Benefits to Their Loved Ones!

As readers of our newsletter should already be aware, the 2010 Tax Act is set to expire, or “sunset,” at the end of  2012.  This ...
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Long-Term Trust-Based Planning Makes Focusing on Intent More Important

What is your true estate planning intent? Let this question sink in for a moment, then think about it again: What is your true estate ...
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