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Even those with thorough estate plans might have neglected to discuss details with potential heirs.
Everything each spouse earns during their marriage is marital property. Fortunately, a gift or inheritance is separate property. However, that’s only half the battle.
Making New Year’s resolutions is a tradition almost as firmly implanted in our culture as breaking New Years resolutions. One thing you can do to
Debts, just like assets, are considered part of a person’s estate. When that person passes away, their estate is responsible for paying any and all remaining debts. The money to pay those debts comes from the asset side of the estate.
If you’re single and die in 2020, you can have up to $11.58 million in assets before your heirs have to worry about paying a penny in estate taxes.
The steady drone of coronavirus news these past nine months has spurred countless older Americans to face a long-procrastinated task: writing—or rewriting—their wills.
In situations where both spouses want the surviving spouse to inherit all the assets, which is often the case, a joint trust can be far less complicated to set up and maintain than separate trusts, with less headaches for the surviving spouse.
Is it better to transfer the title of the home to us, or to leave it as it is given her age and go through probate?
Celebrities and high-profile businesspeople continue to inadvertently provide lessons for the rest of us about how important it is to make a will and have
Death and taxes may be certainties of life, but how much tax your family pays upon your death is still within your control to a certain degree.
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