by Christine | Feb 10, 2012 | Asset Protection |
So we all know a succession plan is needed. But having the wrong plan can be just as disastrous. It’s said that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing (“drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring”). However, what is less often said, yet is ultimately just as...
by Christine | Feb 9, 2012 | Estate Planning, Estate Tax |
The fate of the federal estate tax likely lies in the results of the next election. Here are the most probable scenarios. If you’ve been following the political saga of the estate tax over the past few years then you know it’s coming to a head… again. In fact, the...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2012 | Estate Planning, Same Sex Couples |
Same-sex couples who might be thinking of getting married [following suit with Rep. Barney Frank] should understand something that needs no explaining to Frank, co-author of the Dodd-Frank Bill to regulate the banking industry: that whether marriage will be a...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2012 | Estate Planning |
More than half a million cryopreserved embryos are now in storage somewhere in the United States. An unknown but far greater number of sperm donors have also made deposits that could be used for an expanding array of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Putting...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2012 | Elder Law, Nursing Homes |
Searching for a nursing home for his hospitalized father in semirural Massachusetts, a friend of mine recently came up against an unexpected barrier. It’s harder to find a bed for a man than for a woman. Finding a nursing home for an ailing loved one, and a good...
