Blog Posts in December, 2016

Pre-Death Planning determines the cost, length, and efficiency of Post-Death Administration. A common misconception is that having only a Will is sufficient estate planning. Although a Will does name ...

In 2017, the Estate and Gift Tax Exemption amount is set at $5.49 million per individual, up from $5.45 million in 2016. In excess of that, the federal estate tax rate remains at 40%. As such, a ...

Consider including pet care provisions in your estate plan – set aside sufficient funds to be put in carefully selected hands to take care of your service or companion animals. If you own a horse, or ...

While owning property in joint tenancy does avoid probate, this estate planning method comes with certain negative tax consequences. Transfers in joint tenancy expose those assets to the joint ...

It is difficult to estimate with certainty how much it will cost to settle one’s estates or how quickly expenses and taxes must be paid. Insufficiency of cash can be created by a number of expenses, ...

A Mom gets a call from a cross-country Emergency Room informing her that her 19-year old college student has been admitted. That’s all she is allowed to know. That’s all they are allowed to say. She ...