Category Archives: Inheritance

10 Types of Trusts

TRUST written on paper

A generation-skipping trusts allows you to distribute your money and property to your grandchildren, or even to later generations, without taxation, by using your lifetime exemption to offset any tax that could be due.

Sharing the Wealth: Intrafamily Loans

Lender Family Loan

Part 2 in a 2-Part Series Low Interest Rates & Estate Planning  Last week, we began a two-part series about how to share your wealth through estate planning. To read part one in the series, click here. This week, we conclude by examining other options for sharing your wealth. We examine charitable gifts, including intrafamily loans.

Why Your Heirs May Receive a Smaller Inheritance Than They Expect

Depending on the size of the estate and the nature of the accounts and property held by the estate, these expenses reduce the final amount available for heirs or beneficiaries.

How to Avoid Probate Costs

As an added convenience for our clients, we are available to hold our meetings through video conferencing or by phone if you prefer. We are here to help you decide whether it makes sense to avoid probate in your particular case and, if so, the best way to do so.

Restaurant Owners Estate Plans

Key Person Insurance

If you co-own your restaurant with one or more other individuals, it may be beneficial to consider a buy-sell agreement, which is designed to clearly set forth the rights of each of the owners in transferring their interest, making it easier for the owners to exit the business when the time comes.