by Christine | Mar 22, 2013 | Business Sale, Buy-Sell Agreement, Estate Planning, Exit Strategy, Family Business, Small Business, Succession Planning |
Dad wants to eventually sell the family business to his daughter. She has the smarts, drive and desire, and he doesn’t want to work forever. Not only does he want the business to be a success for her; but, part of his retirement income will be dependent on her making...
by Christine | Mar 21, 2013 | DOMA, Marriage, Same Sex Estate Planning |
In bringing her case to the Supreme Court, Windsor argues that DOMA violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. DOMA backers say the law is valid. Same-sex marriage has been a controversial issue in American politics, and will likely continue...
by Christine | Mar 20, 2013 | Decanting, Inheritance, Irrevocable Trust, Trusts |
"It's like decanting a bottle of wine; you pour the wine into a new bottle to air it out," says Mark Haranzo, a partner at law firm Withers Bergman. In trust terms, you pour the assets of an old trust into a brand-new trust that essentially allows a...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2013 | Estate Planning, Marriage |
…More than 40% of women and more than half of men over 50 who get divorced end up remarrying, according to Census Bureau data. For folks like these, all sorts of financial considerations can complicate the question of whether and how to go about remarrying. Although...
by Christine | Mar 18, 2013 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Nursing Home |
This uncomfortable, ethically questionable, confusing scene over Ms. Bayliss’ end of life did not have to happen the way it did. If you don’t want to be in that kind of situation, you need to be responsible for deciding what you want and communicating it to...
