by Leslie Marenco | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles, Business/ Corporate Law
Members of a multi-member LLC who do not sign a Buy Sell Agreement are stuck with each other FOREVER unless they can agree on how to split the LLC (when they usually cannot agree on anything else) or a judge will have to do it for them. The purpose of a Buy Sell...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 5, 2015 | Articles, Probate, Trusts
When you hear the words, “trust fund,” do you conjure up images of stately mansions and party yachts? A trust fund – or trust – is actually a great estate planning tool for many people with a wide range of incomes who want to accomplish a specific purpose...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 5, 2015 | Articles, Business/ Corporate Law
While many people consider email to be an informal way of communicating, courts have generally held that emails can be considered enforceable contracts even if the intended purpose was for casual negotiation. In emails or in correspondence, anyone seeking to make an...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 3, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
In my line of work I’m continually reminded of the importance of estate planning (…especially for parents of minor or special needs children!), and this week is no exception. Last Tuesday, one of my staff members lost a close family friend in a car...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 3, 2015 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning
Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, left more than $15 million in property to his children, wife and fiancee in his will following his death from lymphoma last last year. Andrew Madoff listed $11 million in personal property and $4.5...
by Leslie Marenco | Feb 3, 2015 | Articles, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, IRS
SORRY FOLKS! No interesting or exciting article this time! However, if you don’t procrastinate and get this done now, you will thank me later! January 15, 2015 – Deadline to pay the fourth quarter estimated tax payment for the year...
