Estate Planning

The Current Federal Estate Tax Benefits May Not Last The current tax legislation is set to expire in just two years at the end of 2012.  Congress may decide to ...

Running your Own Business A Sole Proprietorship is a business directly run by an individual rather than an entity such as a limited liability company or corporation. When the sole ...

When Should You Sell Property in an Estate? Deciding when to sell property in an estate will vary from family to family but some circumstances make the decision to sell ...

Leaving Everything to the Kids Many people think the best thing they can do for their kids is buy lots of life insurance and make sure they leave everything to ...

Your Estate Plan Can be Detailed Your estate plan can be as detailed or as vague as you wish. Obviously the more detail you put in your estate plan, the ...

Providing for Children and Stepchildren When spouses get married for a second time and either of them has a child, it is important for the spouses to discuss and make ...

Remarriage Calls for a New Estate Plan Whether following divorce or the death of spouse, a remarriage impacts your estate plan.  Children may understandably be wary of anyone who might ...

Estate Laws do not Protect Unmarried Couples Unmarried couples do not benefit from laws which protect spouses in the event of a spouse’s death. Estate laws vary by state, but ...

Beneficiary Designations While the law effectively takes your spouse out of your will upon your divorce, you have other assets which pass through beneficiary designations rather than through a Last ...

Divorce in Estate Planning Many states require that a spouse receive some part of property held during the marriage upon the death of the other spouse.  A spouse’s share of ...