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.

For hourly updates on the latest news about family custody & divorce laws, estate planning, and trust regulations and legislation, be sure to follow our Family & Estate Planning Law Twitter feed, and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

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Mar
4
2023
How to Donate Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets to Charity ASKramer Law
Mar
3
2023
Accepting Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Donations: What Charities Need to Know ASKramer Law
Mar
3
2023
How to Value Digital Assets for Donation to Charity ASKramer Law
Mar
3
2023
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" - Use Of A Funded Revocable Trust In Estate Planning Ward and Smith, P.A.
Mar
3
2023
Advanced Planning Can Reduce Your Tax Burden When Buying Property or Moving to the United States McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
1
2023
Appellate Court Affirmed An Order Denying A Beneficiary’s Request For Injunctive Relief To Require A Trustee To Reimburse The Trust For Attorney’s Fees Spent Defending Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Winstead
Feb
21
2023
Court Construes A Trust To Allow A Trustee To Sell Real Estate And To Consider The Proceeds As Principal Of The Trust Winstead
Feb
13
2023
Increased Gift and Estate Tax Exemption Amounts for 2023 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
31
2023
New Texas Bill Would Provide Qualified Release Relief To Trustees Who Deliver Adequate Accountings Without A Timely Objection By The Beneficiary Winstead
Jan
30
2023
Court Granted Mandamus Relief To Order District Court To Abate Trust Dispute Due To Earlier Filed Suit In Probate Court Winstead
Jan
30
2023
Court Affirms Judgment In Divorce Proceeding That Property Was Community Even Though It Was Purchased With Trust Assets Winstead
Jan
25
2023
Trust Administration and Estate Planning in the Age of Climate Change Goulston & Storrs
Jan
23
2023
2023 Federal and State Estate and Gift Tax Summary Pierce Atwood LLP
Jan
17
2023
Court Affirmed Summary Judgment For A Financial Advisor Due To The Dead Man’s Rule Arising From Claim That He Failed To Change A Beneficiary Designation Winstead
Jan
4
2023
Are Your Retirement Accounts SECURED? Action Steps for Plan Participants and IRA Owners Ward and Smith, P.A.
Dec
14
2022
401(k) Compliance Check #12: Don’t Borrow Trouble – Correcting Retirement Plan Loan Errors Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
13
2022
IRS Announces 2023 Increases to Estate and Gift Tax Exclusions Miller Canfield
Dec
12
2022
Estate Planning for Football Season Ticket Holders Varnum LLP
Dec
1
2022
FRB and FDIC Provide Resolution Plan Feedback to Eight U.S. G-SIBs Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
21
2022
2022 Year-End Estate Planning Update K&L Gates
Nov
21
2022
Preventing Post-Death Issues for a Wisconsin Will: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
21
2022
Three Options for Charitable Giving Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
17
2022
2022 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory Katten
Nov
16
2022
401(K) Compliance Check #11 – Tackling Beneficiary Designations Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
15
2022
Court Holds That Trustee Who Engaged In Self-Interested Transactions Did Not Have Standing To Challenge Guardianship Proceeding Involving The Beneficiary Winstead
Oct
30
2022
Texas Supreme Court Justice Authors Opinion Arguing That Claim Regarding Contingent Remainder Beneficiary Status Was Ripe Winstead
Oct
26
2022
IRS Provides Updated Gift Exclusions for 2023 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Oct
21
2022
Inflation Brings Estate And Gift Tax Changes Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Oct
17
2022
Enforcement Of Will/Trust Provisions Giving The Fiduciary The Power To Construe The Document Winstead
Oct
11
2022
Ambiguities in a Will – The Doctrine of Probable Intent Stark & Stark
Oct
11
2022
Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter - October 2022 Goulston & Storrs
Oct
9
2022
With Recent Court Decision, Out-of-State Owners of New York Houses Can Breathe Easier Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
3
2022
Greener Pastures: Five Things to Consider When Leaving One Jurisdiction for Another Katten
Oct
3
2022
Appellate Court Affirms Findings That Decedent’s Will Was Not A Product Of Undue Influence And That He Had Mental Capacity Winstead
Oct
3
2022
Appellate Court Denies Mandamus Regarding A Trial Court’s Initial Disclosure Order In An Estate Case Winstead
Sep
30
2022
TPR’s Pledge to Combat Pension Scams Gains Increasing Popularity with Trustees Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2022
When A Business Trust Might Also Be A Foreign Corporation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
23
2022
Extension of Time to Elect Portability Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
23
2022
IRS Extends Time to Elect Portability Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Sep
22
2022
How an Estate Plan Can Protect Against Financial Exploitation Ward and Smith, P.A.
Sep
22
2022
Estate Planning for Student-Athletes: Building a Playbook for Success in the Era of NILs Varnum LLP
Sep
19
2022
Weekly IRS Roundup September 12 – September 16, 2022 McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
15
2022
Increases to 2023 Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions Announced Varnum LLP
Sep
14
2022
HUD Releases Update to HECM Program Requirements for HECMs Due and Payable Due to Death of Borrower Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Aug
24
2022
Your Horse May Be Subject to IRS Seizure Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
23
2022
How to Become an Estate Planning Attorney PracticePanther
Aug
19
2022
The Inflation Reduction Act and Estate Planning Nelson Mullins
Aug
19
2022
The IRS Extends Time to Make Portability Election Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Aug
10
2022
Estate Planning Marketing: Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Practice Lawmatics
Aug
6
2022
Court Reversed Order Admitting a Will to Probate as a Muniment of Title Due to the Statute of Limitations Winstead
 

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