Taxation & Estate Planning

Advanced Estate Planning (Estate Planning 102)
I usually think of estate planning as either basic or advanced (Estate Planning 101 and 102, as it were), and I spend most of my practice (and this blog) talking about the basics of estate planning...

Know Your Estate Plan and the Tax Consequences of it
With the new estate tax laws that will soon be put in place, more Americans hard by the estate tax. However, there is more to estate planning than simple tax avoidance. Estate planning and Florida Estate Planning is about the...

Estate Planning: A Three-Step Strategy
What is Estate Planning? Many goals are accomplished through the estate planning process. The best definition for estate planning that we've discovered is "I want to plan for me to maintain control of my estate while I'm alive and well,...

Estate Planning, who needs it and why
California estate planning attorney Mina Sirkin has started a new blog called MomsRules.com. In a recent post, she talked about categories of people who need estate planning more than others: Estate Planning: Not only everyone needs it, but there are...

Estate Planning Alert
I just put this Estate Planning Alert on my firm's website homepage, but thought it would also be appropriate for this blog: As of January 1, 2010, there is no more federal estate tax...

ESTATE PLANNING LAW
Life Advice - Planning Your Estate A primary purpose of estate planning is to distribute your assets according to your wishes after your death. Successful estate planning transfers your assets to your beneficiaries quickly and usually with minimal tax consequences...

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Real Estate Brokers
Questions home sellers should ask potential brokers

Real Estate Brokers
The role brokersplay

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Wrestler Estate
Family of pro wrestler settle multi million dollar estate lawsuit.

Estate of Seth Tobias
$25 million estate to be split as part of settlement.

Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action
California Estate Planners Face Elder Abuse Class Action

Killer Heir
Estate of Fred Keller pays $40 million settlement.

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed

Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees
Arrow Trucking Hit with Federal Lawsuit by Employees