by Christine | Feb 22, 2012 | Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Estate Planning |
Couples who filed joint returns must now file separate powers of attorney. The IRS makes little changes all the time and while not all such changes are life threatening (or estate plan threatening, as is more likely) the devil is often in the details. In the...
by Christine | Feb 21, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Pet Trust, Trusts |
The pet trust is a little-known legal option for the elderly and caregivers worried about what will happen to beloved animals following the deaths of their owners. The four-legged members of a household (or two-legged, or conceivable even eight, as the case may be)...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2012 | Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax, Grantor Retained Trust |
Obama's budget proposal was recently released, and here are some of the proposed changes that involve estate planning. As you are likely to have heard, President Obama unveiled his budget proposal not too long ago and it packs a wallop. We are living an era of...
by Christine | Feb 16, 2012 | Charitable Foundation, Charitable Giving, Charitable Trust, Estate Planning |
This Year's Most Generous Billionaire Philanthropist Has Been Dead Since 2006 It’s pretty impressive to top the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s 50 most generous donors, but it just defies the imagination to make the list 5 years after passing away....
by Christine | Feb 14, 2012 | Divorce, Estate Planning, Trusts |
Not all trusts are created equal, especially when it comes to protection in a divorce. Trusts are like pocket knives, in a way. Even a fairly basic pocket knife can make your life immensely easier, especially in a pinch, but a particularly well built and expansive...
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...
