News & Analysis as of

Inheritance Wills Spouses

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Mamma Mia!: Common Estate Planning Issues for Blended Families

Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film. I'm Hons Yung, and today I’m joined by Farella Senior Associate Taylor Porter to discuss the movie Mamma Mia! With ABBA's blend of pop, rock, and disco setting the tone,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

What Gene Hackman’s Estate Reveals About Proper Estate Planning

The recent death of legendary actor, Gene Hackman, age 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, age 65, has brought attention to the complexities surrounding their estate and illustrates the need for proper estate planning. At his...more

Jaburg Wilk

Five Important Considerations When Creating Estate Plans for a Blended Family

Jaburg Wilk on

Blending families often introduce unique dynamics. In addition to the day-to-day challenges and opportunities that blended families create, there is also careful planning to consider when creating or updating an estate plan....more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Protecting Same-Sex Marriage Assets in Michigan If Obergefell is Ever Overturned

When the Supreme Court made its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, same-sex couples across the country gained the right to marry. But with recent shifts in the legal landscape, such as the overturning of Roe...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Rulings On One Sided Changes To Mutual Wills overturned

A new Supreme Court ruling overturns lower courts’ rulings and regulates the application of the “successive heirs” provision of the Succession Law, in instances when a surviving spouse who inherited property by virtue of a...more

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal...

Legal Procedures on Selling Heirs' Inherited Property in the UAE

In the United Arab Emirates, inheritance and wills are governed by a combination of Sharia law and civil laws. The legal framework for Muslim individuals' wills and inheritance is primarily based on the Federal Law No....more

Bowditch & Dewey

Beyond Taxes: 10 Important Reasons Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan

Bowditch & Dewey on

People often assume that if their estate isn’t taxable, they don’t need to have an estate plan. In 2023, a Massachusetts estate tax return must be filed if the value of the deceased person’s gross estate exceeds $1 million. A...more

Ruder Ware

Who Gets Your Property if You Die Without a Will?

Ruder Ware on

Some clients decide to hire an attorney to prepare their estate planning documents because they do not like the default laws in Wisconsin about who gets their property if they die without a will. In Wisconsin, if you die...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide