This blog, which is regularly updated by our estate planning attorneys, strives to keep our clients and potiential clients informed, engaged, and connected to the latest news, trends, and current events regarding Penn. asset protection, inheritance dispute resolution, executor and trustee information, will & trust law, and elder trust law. Learn more abou the estate law issues that affect you most in these short, personal, and candid legal blog posts.
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What Happens To Estate Planning As Marriages Are Replaced By Cohabitation?As fewer young couple choose marriage and more chose cohabitation, the need for estate and tax planning become greater and couple need to be even more careful.
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Gift Tax Myths and Realities For 2010.The federal estate tax is dead. Think the gift tax is gone. Think again before making that gift and make sure to do it right. Attorney David Frees reviews some of the myths and realities about the gift tax in 2010.
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Congress has Created A Very Big Mess. What do You Do About Your Will or Trust Now?Pennsylvania Will, Trust, and Estate lawyer David Frees and Forbes Magazine on the estate planning turmoil created by Congress' failure to act on Estate Taxes. Decisions now have to be made very quickly and many wills simply will not work properly.
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Why Congress' Failure Today On Estate Tax Reform Might Really Hurt You.Congress has failed to act to extend the federal estate tax. But, your documents might not work properly, and there is now a hidden tax that might even be worse for your family.
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David Frees Achieves AVVO's Highest Rating 10.0David Frees a Pennsylvania lawyer whose practice focuses on wills, trusts, estates, estate planning and probate has achieved AVVO's highest lawyer rating of Superb or 10.0
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Estate Tax or "Death Tax" Revisions Pass The US House - What Will You Do?What do Pennsylvania residents need to know about the estate tax bill that just passed in the house and how will your documents change?
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Asset Protection Trusts Just Got Better - Does Your Trust and Estate Planning Layer Know This?The IRS has just issued an important PLR (Private Letter Ruling) on the estate taxation of asset protection trusts. If you have or are considering an domestic asset protection trust from one of the 12 states that permit them, then it is vital that you review this new information with your will, asset protection, or estate planning attorney and tax advisers.
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Will The Federal Estate Tax Ever End? Probably Not But Here is News on The Death TaxIn this brief article, get the latest news on the reform or abolition of the federal estate tax and specifically the new bill HB 3905 from will, trust and estate lawyer David M. Frees III.
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Does Pennsylvania Have A Tax On End of Year Gifts to Children and Grandchildren?Are your gifts to children and grandchildren at the end of the year for Federal estate tax planning also subject to Pennsylvania gift taxes? There is no gift tax in Pennsylvania but there is a one year recapture for gifts made within one year of death and Pennsylvania does have an inheritance and estate tax.
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Estate Planning, Gifts, and the End of the Year - Beware of A Common and Horrible Mistakeend of the year planning, gifting, common mistake
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Time is Money - Making Your Estate Plan Efficient and cost Effective
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Time is Money - Making Your Estate Plan Efficient and cost Effective
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What The Michael Jackson Law Suit Reminds You About Your Estate Planning
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What The Michael Jackson Law Suit Reminds You About Your Estate Planning
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Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Rates
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How Will Your Executor Pay For Inheritance Taxes and Federal Estate Taxes?Part 1 of 2
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How To Pay For Estate and Inheritance Taxes Part 2 of 2
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A Victory For Family Limited Partnerships Against The IRS
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Will Updates - Why Current and Clear Are Important - The Michael Jackson Estate
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Hitting A Home Run In Estate Planning