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Marc Soss
Posted By: Marc Soss
Beneficiary and Fiduciary Liability for Income, Gift and Estate Taxes
It can be either a blessing or a curse to be appointed as the Personal Representative of an estate or Trustee of a trust (collectively a “Fiduciary”). One of the most over looked aspects...
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Jennifer Hillman
Posted By: Jennifer Hillman
Til Death Do Us Part: Post-Death Annulment of Marriage and the Right of Election
Due to an inconsistency between the Domestic Relations Law and the Estate Powers and Trusts Law, a voidable marriage (due to fraud, duress or incompetence) may be annulled post-death, however a former...
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Adam J. Gottlieb
Posted By: Adam J. Gottlieb
Is That Irrevocable Trust Really Irrevocable? – Perhaps Not
I.   Introduction. Even under normal circumstances, at some point after an irrevocable trust is created and funded, it may no longer serve the purpose for which it was originally intended. But...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Disinheriting a Trust Beneficiary on Religious Grounds; Feinberg v. Feinberg (In re Estate of Feinberg), 2009 Ill. LEXIS 1299 (Ill. Sept. 24, 2009)
Summary :  In a case likely to stir controversy, the Illinois Supreme Court recently handed down a decision upholding a testamentary trust that disinherited a beneficiary simply because...
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Peter K. Kelly
Posted By: Peter K. Kelly
Ancillary Probate
            Because of the increased mobility of our society, non-domiciliary decedents often possess New York assets. A Will is normally...
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Top Blogs have been identified by the LexisNexis Law Center staff as the most interesting, readable, and useful blogs pertaining to this practice area. Most of them are created by legal and other professionals in a wide array of disciplines and represent the cream of the crop in the legal blogosphere.
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Conferences in San Francisco November 15- 20: NYU's 68th Institute on Federal Taxation – San Francisco
Sponsor: New York University 's School of Continuing and Professional Studies   When:  Sunday, November 15, 2009 – Friday, November 20, 2009   Hotel:...
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ConferencesinLosAngeles2 November 20: Univ. of Southern California Gould School of Law The 35th Annual Trust and Estate Conference
November 20, 2009   Millennium Biltmore Hotel   Los Angeles , CA   http://law.usc.edu/academics/cle/te.cfm
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Conferences in Orlando, Florida Jan. 25 – 29, 2010: 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning - Orlando
Sponsor: University of Miami, School of Law   When:  Monday, January 25, 2010 – Friday, January 29, 2010   Where:  Orlando World Center Marriott...
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Henry (Terry) Christensen III, Esq.
Posted By: Henry (Terry) Christensen III, Esq.
Asset Protection Trusts for U.S. and Foreign Persons
Vorris Blankenship
Posted By: Vorris Blankenship
Tax Treatment of U.S. Military Retirement and Disability Benefits
Stephanie Rapkin
Posted By: Stephanie Rapkin
Pet Trusts – The How To Guide
Sandra R. Bullington, Esq.
Posted By: Sandra R. Bullington, Esq.
Reverse Mortgage Loans
Elaine Hightower Gagliardi
Posted By: Elaine Hightower Gagliardi
Preventing an IRS Audit of an Estate Tax Return
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LexisNexis is a collection of legal specialists, journalists, product developers, market analysts, technology experts, solution nuts, Web mavens, marketing geniuses, database maniacs, and many other types of professionals. The Insider Perspective blog is the place on our Web Centers where you can read what our experts think you need to know. Please feel free to comment on what they say, ask questions, and share with colleagues.
Elder Law Blog
Alice Magdziak
Posted By: Alice Magdziak
Should You Add Provisions for Email and Social Networking Accounts in a Will?
An article on an Australian news website run by Fox (news.com.au) recently posed the question, “What happens to email and social networking profiles when you die?” Assuming that the...
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Lisa McManus
Posted By: Lisa McManus
Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity
At the ABA Annual meeting this past summer, I attended a CLE program entitled “ Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity: Ethical Challenges and Strategies in an Age of Elder Abuse .”...
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Aaron Skloff
Posted By: Aaron Skloff
How the New Jersey Long Term Care Insurance Partnership Program Works
About half the population who will reach the age of 65 are expected to enter a nursing home at least once in their lifetime. A 55 year-old New Jersey (NJ) resident is expected to pay over $300,000 for...
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David Goldfarb
Posted By: David Goldfarb
Problems with New York’s New Power of Attorney Law
New York enacted a new power of attorney law in 2008, effective September 1, 2009. The new law contains major changes relating to both the content and the execution of the power of attorney form, including...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Working With Care Facility Staff
When advising the elderly or their family members with regard to long-term care, you may want to consider providing counsel as to what your client can expect when interacting with staff members at...
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USC Gould School of Law
Posted By: USC Gould School of Law
Nonresident Alien Estate Planning
By Jane Peebles and Michael Karlin - Partners, Karlin & Peebles LLP, Los Angeles
Rebecca J. Benson
Posted By: Rebecca J. Benson
Benson on Guardianship Reform under Article V of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
Ira Bloom and William LaPiana
Posted By: Ira Bloom and William LaPiana
Bloom and LaPiana on New Power of Attorney Legislation for New York
Darrell VanDeusen
Posted By: Darrell VanDeusen
VanDeusen on New Standards in Age Discrimination Litigation: Gross v. FBL Fin. Services, Inc.
Michael T. Flannery
Posted By: Michael T. Flannery
Professor Michael T. Flannery on Adult Adoption
Kathleen M. Sablone
Posted By: Kathleen M. Sablone
Sablone on Family Limited Partnerships
Stephanie Rapkin
Posted By: Stephanie Rapkin
Rapkin on New Valuation Tables
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