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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
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Estate in the BVI and other Offshore Jurisdictions: Your Family Business

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Many high-net-worth individuals have used companies incorporated in offshore financial centres, such as the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) to hold their assets and business. When they plan their estate or distribute the...more

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North Carolina Asset and Creditor Protection Planning

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A common concern of estate planning and business planning clients is protecting their assets from a future creditor claim. These claims can arise in the operation of a business, the provision of medical or other professional...more

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Settlor’s Intent, Rejects Beneficiary’s Petition to Modify Trust and Receive Attorney Fees

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In an opinion released last week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected a petition to modify the terms of a trust to allow for the early distribution of trust assets to the beneficiaries. The court also denied the...more

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Estate Planning for Digital Assets: Examining the Austen Family

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In this day and age, virtually everyone has a digital presence, and we can presume that Jack Austen was no different. We can also presume that Jack, like many clients, failed to properly consider or address his digital assets...more

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The State of Digital Assets

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Listen to our digital planning podcast and learn about all things digital as to estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Your hosts, attorneys Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and Justin Brown, will guide you...more

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Exploring Digital Asset Planning and Estate Administration With Author Sharon Hartung – Part Two

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Your hosts, Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch and Justin...more

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Exploring Digital Asset Planning and Estate Administration With Author Sharon Hartung – Part One

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Your hosts, Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch and Justin...more

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Digital Planning Podcast: Digital Assets in Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Families and Minors

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning and estate administration. Your hosts, Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch and Justin...more

Gray Reed

Can a Family Business Succession Plan be Successful?

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Finishing a best-year-ever 2018 and being questioned daily by his second wife Anna Nicole about making her children officers and owners of the family business Buxboro State Bank, Big Daddy Ernest Bux concludes, at 65 years...more

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Buy-sell agreements: When a smart business decision also makes estate planning sense

If a person owns a business with one or more individuals, drafting a buy-sell agreement is smart estate planning, as the business interests likely represent a substantial part of his or her estate. This article explores the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Dealing with Estate Planning When You Own a Business - BB&K's Craig Marshall Offers Insight On Dealing with Sticky Situations

Creating a will or living trust can raise complicated and thorny family issues when figuring out how to divvy up assets at death. Toss a family-owned business into the mix, and it ramps up those and other planning issues to...more

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