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By Melissa L. Dougherty | February 12, 2018
Recent increases in the federal gift tax and federal generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amounts create opportunities to correct the GST treatment of previously established irrevocable trusts.
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By Nicholas Nanovic | February 12, 2018
Do you have an estate plan? If not, you are not alone. Fewer than half of Americans have an estate plan—the percentage varies between 55 percent and 70 percent, depending on which survey you rely upon.
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By Rebecca Sallen | February 12, 2018
The largest tax reform in over three decades has now been signed into law. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (act) became law on Dec. 22, 2017, and will have wide-ranging implications for many industries. This article will address some of the possible estate planning possibilities.
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By Martin J. Hagan | February 12, 2018
Trusts can “go bad” for many reasons. Some may be unsuitable from the outset, perhaps being the product of a trust-mill or a generic form downloaded…
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By P. Kristen Bennett | February 12, 2018
Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its head. Now under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most traditional estate plans for a married couple are likely to increase taxes at death, instead of saving taxes. This means attorneys who want to keep their clients happy had better redo existing estate plans and shift the focus of estate planning services moving forward.
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By Candice L. Komar | February 11, 2018
Even happily married couples often neglect to estate plan. It may seem overwhelming, perhaps time-consuming, and it certainly isn't as appealing as planning a vacation or a retirement party or any of the myriad of more attractive items on their lists. For those in the process of a divorce it is even more distasteful.
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By Lidia Dinkova | February 9, 2018
Foreign homebuyers in Miami-Dade represented about 51 percent of all buyers, less than in previous years, a study shows.
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By Michael Booth | February 7, 2018
A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled that a former tech employee accused of stealing trade secrets from his employer cannot force the company into arbitration based on a contract that says the parties "may litigate" certain disputes.
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By B. Michael Clark Jr. | February 7, 2018
The five-year statute of limitations for actions against surety bonds in construction disputes has been the subject of a number of significant Florida appellate court rulings over the years.
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By The Legal Intelligencer | February 6, 2018
In the Legal's E-Discovery supplement, read about possession, custody or control; preserving wearable data and how when it come to ethics and e-discovery, attorneys must stay current.
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