by Trust Counsel | Jan 22, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Inheritance, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Trusts
While the quarantines, shutdowns, and social distancing measures related to the pandemic have been difficult for everyone, the elderly have been particularly hard hit. Since seniors face the most health risks from COVID-19, most of them have been careful to avoid...
by Trust Counsel | Jan 21, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, High Net Worth, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Probate, Probate Litigation, Real Property / Real Estate, Trusts, Wills
It’s hard to imagine that someone like Martin Luther King, Jr. would end up being the focus of almost endless court battles. After all, Dr. King was the unfaltering champion of peaceful resistance during his quest for full and equal civil rights for all Americans. He...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 30, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Incapacity, Inheritance
On November 27th, nine days after being pulled unconscious from a house fire in a beachfront home in New London, Connecticut, Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of the online shoe retailer Zappos, died due to complications of smoke inhalation. Hsieh, who was single and...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 18, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax
With COVID-19 still raging, your 2020 holiday season may not feature the big family get-togethers of years past, but you’ll still likely be visiting with loved ones in some fashion, whether via video chat or in smaller groups. And though the holidays are always a good...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 11, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Incapacity, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Non - US Citizen, Non-Probate Asset
Since you’ll be discussing topics like death, incapacity, and other frightening life events, hiring an estate planning lawyer may feel intimidating or morbid. But it definitely doesn’t have to be that way. Instead, it can be the most empowering decision you ever make...
by Trust Counsel | Nov 27, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Incapacity, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, IRAs / 401(k), IRS, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Non - US Citizen, Non-Probate Asset, Probate, Probate Litigation, Real Property / Real Estate, Retirement, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Vacation / Travel, Wills
Today, we’re seeing more and more people getting divorced in middle age and beyond. Indeed, the trend of couples getting divorced after age 50 has grown so common, it’s even garnered its own nickname: “gray divorce.” Today, roughly one in four divorces involve those...