A new law in Oklahoma appears to let estate executors have the power to access, administer, or terminate online social media accounts of the deceased. This law is in direct contradiction to the licensing arrangements of most online accounts and it has yet to be seen how and if the…
Most Florida Estate Planning Lawyer deal with planning for the unexpected and protecting your assets for those after we are gone. Part of this protection and planning often involves the use of the Florida Homestead. The Homestead Exemption is not exclusive to Florida. A recent case, a New York Representative…
The recent court decision which removed the charging order protection for single member LLC’s has raised concern over whether a multi member LLC has charging order protection. In addition, a member in Florida is defined as one who has an an economic interest in a Florida LLC as well as…
Forbes has an article about contemplation of death in 2010 to avoid estate taxes. As 2010 comes to an end, there may not be time for many to make the decision. The article quotes Rep. Cynthia Lummis in saying that some of her Wyoming constituents are planning to discontinue dialysis…
The Bush tax cuts are set to expire on 12/31/2010. Many feel the the first face-off between Republicans and Democrats could be over the estate tax and income tax issues. If nothing is done we will see significantly higher estate taxes and income taxes in 2011. To plan for these…
The Napa Valley Register has a story of how a family vineyard was hurt by not planning properly for estate and death taxes. While this has not been a major concern this year with few states having death taxes and none at the federal level, this is about to change…
Ashlea Ebeling with Forbes is reporting that next years estate taxes could be as high as 60% for some. This title is misleading because the maximum estate tax will be 55%. She gets 60 percent by adding the max rate of 55% plus the 5% surcharge for assets between 10…
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While most articles seem to be nothing more than a press release from Legal Zoom or Quicken, Deborah Jacobs seems to really examine the issue. Check our the Forbes.com article on some of the Pitfalls of Do-It-Yourself WIlls
The Homestead Exemption in Florida, which was established in the State’s Constitution, has always provided for the protection of the Family home free from creditors and liens. In 1985 the Constitution was amended to extend the protection to the “natural person” and not necessarily having to be the head of…