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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.
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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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Marc Soss
Posted By: Marc Soss
Naming Your Trust as the Beneficiary of Your Retirement Plan
Qualified and Nonqualified Retirement Plans (“Plans”) are today one of the most valuable assets that an individual owns at their time of retirement and death. Participation in Plans is...
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David R. Schoenhaar
Posted By: David R. Schoenhaar
Short-Term GRATS: A Thing Of The Past?
A grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) is an estate planning technique used to transfer wealth to the next generation with little or no gift tax consequence. Essentially, the Grantor transfers...
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David A. Shulman
Posted By: David A. Shulman
Is There a Trap Lurking in the Language of your Will?
In today's (October 15, 2009) Wall Street Journal , there is an article entitled "Is There a Trap Lurking in the Language of your Will? " written by reporter Laura Sanders. The article correctly...
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Phil Bernstein
Posted By: Phil Bernstein
Trustee's Duty Requires Undivided And Undiluted Loyalty
New York's Fourth Department Appellate Division has laid down the marker for a trustee's fiduciary responsibility in Capital Heat, Inc. v. Michael R. Blatner Family Trust reported at 882 N.Y.S.2d...
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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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Elder Law Blog
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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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Authorized by Congress in Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a program that was established to provide subsidized, part-time,...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Health Care Reform and Elder Law
            Health care reform is a big topic in Washington, D.C. right now. The Senators have adjourned for their summer break and have...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Viatical Settlements
A terminally ill client may be tempted to sell his life insurance policy proceeds to fund medical treatments and support his family, but viatical settlements are complicated and should be thoroughly...
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LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Posted By: LexisNexis Estate and Elder Law Center Staff
Can Google Really Do Anything? Please Take Our Survey!
  Please take our brief survey!            The Internet has been in widespread use for perhaps as little as 15 years, but it has quickly become...
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