by Lisa Adler | Jan 1, 2017 | Wills & Trusts
Happy New Year! Tax updates for the new year: The Federal Estate Tax exemption amount has increased to $5.49 million per person. With portability, this means a married couple can collectively transfer just less than $11 Million ($10.98 Mill to be precise). The...
by Lisa Adler | Apr 29, 2016 | Estate Administration, In the News, Intestate, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
The recent passing of music legend Prince serves as yet another reminder to get your estate plan in place. As reported in the press, Prince’s sister has filed papers with the Court alleging that her brother died without a will. Dying without a will in place is...
by Lisa Adler | Dec 31, 2015 | Wills & Trusts
With 2016 only a few hours away, here’s a look at changes to the Federal estate and gift tax exemptions for 2016. The Federal Estate Tax Exemption amount will be $5.45 million per individual, an inflation-adjusted increase from $5.43 million in 2015. The annual...
by Lisa Adler | Aug 27, 2015 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
I just tweeted an article by a Boston financial planner, Dee Lee, who discusses the importance of parents with minor children getting their estate plans in place. I strongly feel that setting up an estate plan with protections for minor children is just as important...
by Lisa Adler | Feb 28, 2015 | Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
This is a topic of much passion for me. Estate planning is a necessary protection for all parents with minor children. Yet, national surveys reveal that less than 40 percent of Americans with children under the age of 18 have their estate planning documents in...
by Lisa Adler | Dec 3, 2014 | Estate Administration, Wills & Trusts
The IRS announced the 2015 Gift and Estate Tax Exemption Amounts, along with other tax changes, here. For persons dying in 2015, the Federal Estate Tax exemption amount has increased to to $5,430,000, up from the 2014 exclusion amount of $5,340,000. This means that,...
