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,...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 15, 2014 | Estate Administration, In the News, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Yesterday I visited Indianapolis’s Cat Haven, a wonderful local non-profit that provides homes for abandoned cats. Many of these cats are elderly (10 years old or older), which gave me pause to consider how a cat that age would end up abandoned. It seems...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 10, 2014 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Elder Law, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney
Fellow legal bloggers Danielle and Andy Mayoras (find them here and here) have a great article today about end-of-life lessons to be learned from Joan River’s passing. All estate plans should include planning for incapacity and end-of-life decision making. The...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 5, 2014 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Elder Law, In the News, Incapacity Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
See the New York Times today for an article titled There’s More to Estate Planning Than the Will. It is an excellent article and well worth the read. I agree with the conclusion that documents are not enough. While it is truly a gift to your family and loved...
by Lisa Adler | Aug 29, 2014 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, Litigation, Power of Attorney, Trustee Breach, Trusts, Will Contest, Wills, Wills & Trusts
High profile celebrity deaths are regularly in the headlines. The ongoing legal battle faced by Anna Nicole Smith, and now her Estate, continues. That case included allegations of interference with inheritance. Casey Kasem’s last months raise questions about...
