Family, Estates & Trusts

Family Law covers issues that can have a major impact on individual’s lives.  Family involves emotionally charged issues such as child custody battles, division of assets during a divorce as well as wills, and what happens when they are contested.  The National Law Review is a free resource and can provide information to individuals confronting these difficult issues, and is a great place to start gathering information. 

Divorce, Child Custody & Adoption

The dissolution of a marriage is an emotionally charged legal situation, with a variety of factors that must be considered based on each individual’s situation, the laws of the states involved, and the circumstances of the dissolution.  Additionally, the presence (or lack thereof) of a prenuptial agreement has a significant impact on the proceedings, as well as the attitudes of the parties exiting the marriage.  Division of a variety of assets must be considered before a divorce is final; including assets like Trusts, 401Ks, and Military Pensions.  The National Law Review provides overviews of the process and can give readers an idea of what to expect throughout the divorce process.  The attorneys who write for the National Law Review are experts who regularly provide legal analysis of a variety of scenarios that can impact divorce proceedings.

If children are involved in a divorce, the situation can become much more complicated.  With that in mind, the National Law Review has expert analysis on child custody situations and scenarios, as well as information on how parents can approach these issues with their children’s best interests in mind.  With the high stakes in these legal proceedings, the National Law Review’s legal experts and writers have considered a variety of scenarios and can provide insight into what to expect for some of these situations. 

Additionally, legal issues related to adoption are also covered on the site; especially as it relates to discrimination against same-sex in adoption proceedings by agencies as state laws change.

Estate Planning and Wills

The National Law Review also covers issues related to estate plans and wills. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and IRS policy changes, updates to estate planning strategies and trust administration is available on the site.  Additionally, visitors can also find information about gift/estate taxes and analysis of the changes brought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Additionally, unusual legal situations like challenging a previously concealed will and other situations that require thoughtful planning, such as estate planning for beneficiaries with special needs, are addressed by legal experts on the National Law Review’s site.

Personal Injury 

Personal injury news is also covered in the National Law Review.  Topics including wrongful death, birth injuries, e-cigarette injuries, abuse in a nursing home setting, hospital injuries, slip and fall cases, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), among others.  The legal experts who write for the National Law Review have extensive experience in personal injury cases, holding individuals and corporations responsible for their negligent conduct, and provide expert analysis of a variety of situations for NLR readers.

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Recent Family, Divorce, Inheritance, Estate & Trust Law News

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Jan
4
2021
Court Held That The Term “Spouse” In A Trust Meant The Primary Beneficiary’s Wife At The Time Of The Trust’s Execution And Not A Subsequent Wife Winstead
Jan
4
2021
Court Reverses Turnover Order That Disregarded A Trust Where The Trustee Was Not A Party To The Proceeding Winstead
Dec
30
2020
IRS Extends Temporary Relief from “Physical Presence” Requirement for Certain Retirement Plan Elections Faegre Drinker
Dec
29
2020
Estate Planning Resolutions for 2021 Ward and Smith, P.A.
Dec
21
2020
Five reasons to advance your gifting goals now Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
7
2020
Court Holds That A Trustee Had The Power To Sell Trust Property To An Affiliate, Though Such An Act May Be In Breach Of A Duty Winstead
Dec
7
2020
Use Of Equitable Defenses In Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Litigation Winstead
Dec
4
2020
Wealth Management Update: December 2020 Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
2
2020
Challenging a Codicil to a Will Stark & Stark
Nov
25
2020
Court Affirmed Finding That An Applicant Was Not Equitably Adopted Where There Was No Evidence Of An Agreement To Adopt The Applicant Winstead
Nov
25
2020
Individual Tax Planning Following the November 2020 Elections Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Nov
25
2020
California Property Tax Changes to Parent-Child Exclusion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
24
2020
2020 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory Katten
Nov
19
2020
Court Addresses Claims Against A Trustee Arising From The Management Of A Limited Partnership Interest Winstead
Nov
18
2020
Estate Tax Planning and the Often-Overlooked Power of the “Med-Ed Exclusion” Wiggin and Dana LLP
Nov
17
2020
2020 Year-End Estate Planning: Planning in a Time of Uncertainty Much Shelist, P.C.
Nov
16
2020
FINRA Limits Registered Persons from being Beneficiaries or Holding Positions of Trust Mintz
Nov
13
2020
Post-election Estate Planning K&L Gates
Nov
12
2020
Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Ratifying Remotely Witnessed, Notarized, and Signed Documents Through End of 2020 Varnum LLP
Nov
2
2020
Court Affirms That Children Cannot Sue on Behalf of a Parent Solely by Virtue of Being the Parent’s Child Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Nov
2
2020
Court Reverses Receivership Order In Partnership Dispute Because The Probate Court Did Not Have Jurisdiction To Enter A Rehabilitative Receivership Winstead
Nov
2
2020
Estate Planning Strategies: IRS Applicable Federal and 7520 Interest Rates Lowered Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Nov
2
2020
Court Dismissed Appeal By Pro Se Individual Who Could Not Represent An Estate Winstead
Oct
30
2020
Retirement Security Offers a Ray of Sunshine for Bipartisanship, Though the Outlook for Social Security Reform Seems Cloudier K&L Gates
Oct
29
2020
Pension Reform? Presidential Memorandum Focuses Attention on Failing Pension Systems Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
23
2020
Court Affirmed Finding That Testator Had Capacity To Execute A Will, Was Not Unduly Influenced, And That The Appointment of Co-Executors Was Appropriate Winstead
Oct
22
2020
Family Business Succession Planning in the Era of Tax Uncertainty Use Available Tax Advantages or Perhaps Lose Them Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Oct
21
2020
When Will I Get My Inheritance? Stark & Stark
 

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