Legal fees
Legal fees to settle an estate are generally not deductible for tax purposes. When do legal fees become tax deductible, if ever?….
Estate Administration and Probate Applications
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Rectifying a Will based on a Testator’s True Intentions
Where the language of the Will is unequivocal and approved by the testator, a court will refuse to rectify a will to match the testator’s true intentions…..
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Contested wills, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, WillsThe Trials and Tribulations of Choosing an Executor
Over the last two weeks, a number of blogs have addressed the issue of choosing an executor. Here is a litigator’s perspective (for better or worse).
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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, ExecutorsCowboy Will Writers in the U.K.: Save Now and Pay Later?
Cowboy will writers spark regulation of the will writing market in the U.K. Often the attempt by the testator to save money by not seeking professional estate planning advice, results in expensive estate litigation later on.
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Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, In the News, WillsWelcome to All About Estates and our inaugural blog!!
Welcome to All About Estates and our inaugural blogg!! It is a diverse group of professionals with a wealth of knowledge and experience. All About Estates aims to provide you with a smorgasbord of ideas, trends, comments, and tidbits on interesting and diverse topics. Each weekday a different blogger from a different organization will write an entry…..
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Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict