Married couples with children or other loved ones to whom they wish to leave assets should seriously consider including Credit Shelter Trusts in their Wills. Currently, in New Jersey, ...
Approximately 90% of U.S. businesses today are family owned or controlled. For many owners, the business represents their largest financial asset. If you are a business owner at some point you ...
There are a variety of options that a person should consider when proceeding with estate planning. Each person’s situation is unique, and estate planning is not “one size fits all.” ...
Currently, federal law differs as to how same-sex and opposite-sex married couples are treated regarding estate taxes. In the case of opposite-sex couples, transfer of assets from a deceased spouse to ...
If you have a parent or other loved one in a nursing home, and that person designates you as Power of Attorney (POA), it is very important that you understand your ...
We’ve all heard the expression, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” While we have little or no control over certain things in life, we can have a great deal ...
If you own a business, and want to pass it on to your children or other family members, there are many things to think about. Without proper estate planning, the ...
A Living Will is an important part of estate planning. It enables you to give advance directives to your agent or physician regarding what measures should or should not be ...
When parents die, and minor children are left behind, a legal guardian is identified to serve as a surrogate parent. Ideally, parents with minors have drafted wills in which they’ve ...
The Internet and Estate Planning – Have You Really Covered All Bases? The internet is becoming more and more important in our lives. We can search on it and ...