Estates & Trusts

The TCJA (Tax Cuts Job Act) which was passed in 2017 greatly impacted tax law, and general estates and trusts for individuals which plan on devising property, money, or other possessions to loved ones. Estate planning and devising a trust are areas of the law which are highly regulated by regulatory law, tax law, and family law. Visitors to the National Law Review will learn about the latest developments in tax law, family law, and estate and trust law, and how these fields come together, as well as reading legal analysis on devising a legal trust, will, or estate plan.

The transfer of assets in anticipation of death has been greatly impacted by the new tax laws, allowing the trustor to redistribute assets and property, without major tax implications for themselves, or the receiving party. Visitors will learn about these developments, and other relevant news and stories relating to estate planning, probate planning, and litigation in this area of law. Additionally, the National Law Review features articles on how family businesses can create a succession plan and otherwise plan for the future, as well as information on specialized circumstances like creating a will or a trust for a family member with special needs.

Hot issues including will contests, business succession planning, creating a charitable trust, durable powers of attorney, creating revocable and irrevocable trusts, generation-skipping transfer tax (GST), estate taxes, and the distribution of trust assets, are among the many stories covered for visitors on the National Law Review. Further, details about gift taxes, federal taxes, and other taxes which may arise under the American Taxpayer Relief Act, are also covered by the National Law Review. Any IRS details and areas of estate planning and probate which might be covered under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), are also topics visitors can read about on the website.

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Jul
7
2020
 Internal Revenue Service Provides Temporary Relief and Other Guidance on Mid-Year Reductions of Safe Harbor Contributions to 401(k) Plans due to COVID-19 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
7
2020
 FCA victory against law breaking pension introducers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
3
2020
 What Did He Say? A Court Reverses A Statutory Probate Court’s Order Because There Was No Record Winstead
Jul
3
2020
 Court Holds That Decedent’s Residence Was Homestead That Was Exempt From Claims Against Her Estate Winstead
Jul
2
2020
 ERISA Pension Plan Liability? 10th Circuit Rules in Favor of Foreign Parent of U.S. Subsidiary Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
1
2020
 Precious Metals Now Deemed Tangible Personal Property in Florida Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
1
2020
 Wealth Management Update: July 2020 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intrafamily Loans and Split-Interest Charitable Trusts Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
22
2020
 Where’s the Will? Indiana Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court’s Presumption of Revocation for Lost Will Faegre Drinker
Jun
19
2020
 Companies Should Know When Their Customers Die: Court Rendered Judgment For An Estate Who Was Sued By An Annuity Company For Overpayments Winstead
Jun
18
2020
 Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms That Will Was Product of Undue Influence Faegre Drinker
Jun
17
2020
 Probating a Copy of a Will if Original Can't Be Found Stark & Stark
Jun
16
2020
 Supreme Court Holds Defined Benefit Plan Participants Lack Standing to Sue Over Allegedly Imprudent Investment Decisions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
14
2020
 Texas Court Held A Claim For An Heirship Proceeding Was Barred By Limitations Even Though A New Statute Provides For No Limitations For Heirship Proceedings Winstead
Jun
14
2020
 Court Rejected A Trustee’s Objection To Personal Jurisdiction In His Individual Capacity But Affirmed The Objection In His Capacity As Trustee Winstead
Jun
11
2020
 Webinar: Your College-Aged Child is an Adult. Now What? Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
11
2020
 Insights on Estate Planning | Part I: 2020 Estate Planning Opportunities [VIDEO] Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jun
10
2020
 Special Needs Spotlight Webinar Series: Integrating Financial & Legal Planning for Families with a Child with a Disability Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
8
2020
 New York Estate Tax and Its Dreaded “Cliff” Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jun
4
2020
 Texas Supreme Court Holds That There Was No Trust Protecting Church Assets And A Withdrawing Faction Was Entitled To Those Assets Winstead
Jun
3
2020
 Is it Time to "Use it or Lose it?" Ward and Smith, P.A.
May
31
2020
 Court Affirmed A Trial Court’s Holdings On The Removal Of A Trustee, The Trustee’s Discretion To Construe A Trust, A Trustee’s Advice Of Counsel And In Terrorem Defenses, And The Termination Of A Trust Winstead
May
29
2020
 New Electronic Delivery Option for ERISA Retirement Plan Information (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
29
2020
 Non-Residents Owning Real Estate in Connecticut – Possible Strategy for Minimizing Tax Wiggin and Dana LLP
May
29
2020
 Department of Labor Finalizes New Safe Harbor for Electronic Delivery of Retirement Plan Disclosures Proskauer Rose LLP
May
28
2020
 Lack of Data Impacts Efforts to Fight Pensions Scams Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
22
2020
 Administering A Trust In A Recession: Securing Loans For Beneficiaries Winstead
May
21
2020
 Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATS) Wiggin and Dana LLP
May
21
2020
 IRS Provides Tax Relief Relating to Travel Disruptions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Mintz
May
14
2020
 COVID-19 Ate My Homework – Recent Extensions and Relief for Retirement Plans McDermott Will & Emery
May
13
2020
 Magistrate Suggests Dismissing A Settlor’s Claim Against Trust Protector Because Of A Lack Of Fiduciary Duty Winstead
May
13
2020
 Court Held That Statutory Probate Court Had Jurisdiction To Grant A Rule 202 Pre-Suit Deposition Winstead
May
11
2020
 Weekly IRS Roundup May 4 – May 8, 2020 McDermott Will & Emery
May
8
2020
 IRS Clarifies Stimulus Checks Sent to Deceased Taxpayers Must Be Returned Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
May
7
2020
 IRS Provides Clarity for Retirement Plans on CARES Act COVID-Related Distributions and Loans Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
7
2020
 Uncertainty, COVID-19 and Estate Planning: A Unique Opportunity to Plan Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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