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Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Creating a nonvoidable domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that has multijurisdictional contacts: The state and federal...

Creating a domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that both has multijurisdictional contacts and is nonvoidable in whole or in part is easier said than done. There are the state conflict-of-laws issues, a few of which I...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Once Removed Episode 11: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, or SLATs

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Steve Murphy, chair of the private wealth services practice group at McGuireWoods, discusses the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust, also known as the SLAT. Steve explains the rights that your spouse can have in this trust through...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" - Use Of A Funded Revocable Trust In Estate Planning

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Revocable trusts can simplify asset management during life and facilitate and make private asset transfers at death.  You may think that your estate planning work is done when you sign your revocable trust agreement, but, to...more

Bowditch & Dewey

When to Take Advantage of a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT)

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Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in 2020 each person may transfer up to $11,580,000 without incurring a gift or estate tax. This generous exemption amount will sunset at the end of 2025, which means that in 2026, the...more

Jaburg Wilk

Do I Need an Estate Plan?

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When You Hear the Term “Estate Planning”, Do You Think: “I don’t need an estate plan because I don’t have very much,” “My wishes are simple, I can just jot down what I need,” “I know someone who said they used a Will...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner - May/June 2013

In This Issue: - Exemption portability: Should you rely on it? - Decant a trust to add trustee flexibility - Using the GST tax exemption to build a dynasty - Estate Planning Red Flag: Your plan includes a...more

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