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Do you know where your parent’s keep their will and other important papers? Financial considerations for those diagnosed with a dementia is significant. Being prepared and helping your parents to be prepared is good planning, no matter what the diagnosis….
Check Under the Bed for the Important Papers. Continue Reading »
Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Power of AttorneyIs it possible to disclaim a life interest once you’ve already been receiving payments of income or capital, and to accelerate payment of the trust property to the remainder beneficiaries? ….
Acceleration: Is a Life Interest Always a Life Interest Continue Reading »
Estate Planning, Trusts, WillsFrom the rights of children to know about their biological origins to the ownership of sperm, the legal issues inherent in assisted human reproduction are ever expanding…..
Mom, dad and the kids, and mom and dad and. . . Continue Reading »
Estate Planning, U.S. Citizen, WillsLast time, I wrote about filing deadlines for terminal returns and how these deadlines need to be respected to avoid penalties and interest on taxes owing. What if you don’t have sufficient information to file and the deadline is looming?
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TERMINAL RETURN ESTIMATE Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, InterestIf a testator anticipates that disappointed beneficiaries may possibly contest his Will following his death, he may wish to include a “no contest” clause in his Will. ….
You Fight, You Lose: Adding No Contest Clauses to Wills Continue Reading »
Estate Planning, Wills