Estate Planning



Estate planning is the accumulation and disposition of an estate, typically to minimize taxes and maximize the transfer of wealth to the intended beneficiary. Estate planning information tools include the will, trusts, powers of appointment, and powers of attorney, including the durable financial power of attorney and the durable medical power of attorney or living will. Please read on to find an estate planning lawyer, estate planning attorney, or to learn more about estate planning information.

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Estate Planning Articles
State Specific Resources
-  State Codes and Statutes Websites-  State Revenue and Taxation Department Websites
-  Estate Planning in Your State
 
Articles
-  Trust Basics-  Putting Stock into a Trust
-  Trust Shams and IRS Investigations-  Charitable Trusts and Taxes
-  Pet Trusts-  Trusts for Minors
-  S Corporations Trusts-  Life Insurance as an Estate Planning Tool
-  Organize Your Paperwork-  Qualified Personal Residence Trust
-  Estate Planning Information Checklist-  Providing for Children
-  Transferring Property outside Probate-  The Simple Living Trust
-  Organ & Body Donation-  Special Needs Trusts
-  Funerals & Burials-  Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
-  Powers of Attorney-  Marital Deduction Trusts
-  Wills & Probate-  Offshore Trusts
-  Qualified Domestic Trusts and BypassTrusts-  Combining Retirement Assets After Marriage
-  Common Questions: Trusts-  Estate Tax Back in Effect in 2011 If Not Sooner
-  Adult Adoption as an Estate Planning Tool
 
Hot Topics
-  Federal Estate Tax May Be Here to Stay-  2010 Budget and Retaining Federal Estate Tax
-  Terminating a Small Trust-  Modifying or Terminating a Trust
-  Trust Review in Uncertain Economic Times
 
Estate Planning FAQs
-  Wills & Probate: FAQ-  Gloria Allred Wills & Estate Planning Tips
-  Lawyers.com Wills & Estate Planning Survey Key Findings
 
Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Last Will and Testament-  Pet Protection Agreement
-  Living Trust-  Power of Attorney
-  Living Will
 
Lawyers.comsm Virtual Community
Legal Forums
-  Elder Law-  FL - Estates, Wills & Probate
-  Estates, Wills & Probate-  NY - Estates, Wills & Probate
-  IRAs and Retirement Planning-  Personal Tax
 
Chats
-  Sharon Siegel-  Chat Listing
 
Hiring a Trusts and Estates Lawyer
-  Trusts & Estates: Meeting with a Lawyer-  Trusts & Estates: Preparing to Meet with a Lawyer
-  Trusts & Estates: Selecting a Good Lawyer
 
Related Topics on Lawyers.comsm
-  Wills and Probate
 

Ask a Lawyer - Estate Planning Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Will a life insurance policy taken out on me by my son be considered part of my estate.
I have a standard will, leaving everything I own (including my house) to my four children. My son would like to take out a life insurance policy on me so that he can purchase my home from his siblings, in the event of my death. Would this policy be considered part of my estate, even though he is initiating it and paying for it? Is there a better way to accomplish this?
How long after an ILIT is created does it take to get a tax ID number?
my mother owns a home which in the will states all assests divided equally between brother and m
and only pay 200 monthly cant afford any more. if i stay im willing to pay all utilities and half taxes once she passes on. my mother feels i should pay all the taxes. my brother owns half hopuse too when she dies. isnt it fair he pays half cause he half owns the house too? HE FEELS i SHOULD PAY ALL TAXES IF LIVE THERE. I THINK FAIR PAY UTILITIES AND HALF TAXES. WHAT DO YOU THINK
I am the owner and sole stockholder in a small Subchapter S Corporation, holding mostly real propert
I want to transfer my shares of stock into a revocable qualifying subchapter s grantor trust, then into an LLC?, one tight package, with my wife and myself as beneficiares (income or otherwise). The only other assets, cash, IRA and our home currently in my wife''s name. P.S. The corporation has an add''l piece of real property in North Carolina in my name, want to transfer (quit claim) that into the corporation. All othe real estate is in FL, motive in estate plan... to protect personal assets, I have liability in my fiducuiary work. May I respcecfully ask you comments?
can i exclude my future husband from my will as I own my house in NJ and it is in my name only and m
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Estate Planning Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Minnesota Estate Planning Attorney - Holker Law Offices
 -  Oregon Estate Planning Law - Kell Alterman & Runstein, LLP
 -  Virginia Estate Planning Lawyer - Charapp & Weiss, LLP
 -  Missouri Estate Planning Litigation - Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau
 -  West Palm Beach Trusts & Estates Attorney - Doane & Doane, P.A.