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Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Are Funds Received as the Beneficiary of an IRA Property of the Estate in Bankruptcy?

When an individual files a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, the debtor’s non-exempt assets become property of the estate that is used to pay creditors. “Property of the estate” is a defined term under the Bankruptcy Code, so a...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Asset Protection 101: Are You and Your Family Protected from Litigation, Creditors, and Divorce?

Presented by Cohen Seglias Attorneys Brian Lawton and Whitney Patience O'Reilly on January 23, 2020. It can take years to accumulate assets and increase the value of your business and investments. Unfortunately, without an...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Asset Protection 101: Are You and Your Family Protected from Litigation, Creditors, and Divorce? - January 23rd, 12:00...

It can take years to accumulate assets and increase the value of your business and investments. Unfortunately, without an asset protection plan, you could lose everything or a significant portion of what you have worked so...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Don’t be afraid of probate

Probate. The word itself is enough to strike fear into the hearts of elderly individuals and their loved ones. It conjures images of lengthy delays waiting for wealth to be transferred and bitter disputes among family...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Inconsistent Rulings Should Cause an IRA Beneficiary to Consider Alternative Inheritance Methods

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Despite the differing treatment of inherited IRAs under Federal, New York, and New Jersey law, clients may be best served to inherit IRAs in trusts or other asset protection vehicles rather than outright so as to provide an...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Are My Retirement Accounts Exempt? – Beware Of Prohibited Transactions

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IRA and 401(k) retirement accounts are generally exempt from claims of creditors pursuant to Section 222.21, Florida Statutes and Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code. For this reason, these types of retirement accounts can be...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Are your assets protected from creditors?

One of the primary objectives of estate planning is protecting assets from unreasonable creditors’ claims, frivolous lawsuits or financial predators ? the reason being to pass as much wealth to family members as possible....more

Clark Hill PLC

Collection of Funds in Individual Retirement Accounts: Are They Really Exempt?

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This article explores the assumption that IRAs are fully exempt from attachment by judgment creditors. Recently, Clark Hill argued that a judgment debtor's use of IRA funds for purposes that were not intended by Illinois...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: Watch out for IRA traps

An IRA can be a valuable estate planning tool, offering tax-deferred growth (tax-free in the case of a Roth IRA) and asset protection. But two recent developments create traps for the unwary: the “one-rollover-per-year” rule...more

K&L Gates LLP

Inherited IRAs May Not be Protected from the Reach of Creditors

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In a recent decision, the Supreme Court in Clark v. Rameker held that, after the death of the IRA owner, assets in an inherited IRA for a non-spouse beneficiary are not “retirement funds,” and, therefore, are not protected...more

Dickinson Wright

The U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Inherited IRAs Are Not Exempt In Bankruptcy

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On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Clark v. Rameker Trustee that funds in an individual retirement account (“IRA”) inherited from someone other than the bankrupt debtor’s spouse are not...more

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