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Carolyn J. Strassberg

Wills & Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills
Status:  In Good Standing           

Lori J. Perlman

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts
Status:  In Good Standing           

Michelle H. Frank

Business Organization, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Tax
Status:  In Good Standing           

Robert S. Lewis

Bankruptcy & Debt, Divorce & Family Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Criminal
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  37 Years

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Ira Michael Emanuel

Real Estate, Municipal, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning
Status:  In Good Standing           

Hugh Janow

International Tax, Estate Planning, Trusts
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  58 Years

Albert J. Kaiser

Wills & Probate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Kevin F. Hobbs

Tax, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Transactions
Status:  In Good Standing           

Harold Noah Chafitz

Gift Taxation, Estate Planning
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  66 Years

Irwin S. Meyer

Business, Tax, Gift Taxation, Income Tax
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  59 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

INHERITANCE TAXES

Taxes some states impose on people or organizations who inherit property from a deceased person's estate. The taxes are based on the value of the inherited prop... (more...)
Taxes some states impose on people or organizations who inherit property from a deceased person's estate. The taxes are based on the value of the inherited property.

SWEARING MATCH

A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy.

NET ESTATE

The value of all property owned at death less liabilities or debts.

PROPERTY CONTROL TRUST

Any trust that imposes limits or controls over the rights of trust beneficiaries. These trusts include (1) special needs trusts designed to assist people who ha... (more...)
Any trust that imposes limits or controls over the rights of trust beneficiaries. These trusts include (1) special needs trusts designed to assist people who have special physical, emotional or other requirements, (2) spendthrift trusts designed to prevent a beneficiary from wasting the trust principal; and (3) sprinkling trusts that allow the trustee to decide how to distribute trust income or principal among the beneficiaries.

TRUSTEE POWERS

The provisions in a trust document defining what the trustee may and may not do.

FAILURE OF ISSUE

A situation in which a person dies without children who could have inherited her property.

FINAL BENEFICIARY

The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jan... (more...)
The person or institution designated to receive trust property upon the death of a life beneficiary. For example, Jim creates a trust through which his wife Jane receives income for the duration of her life. Their daughter, the final beneficiary, receives the trust principal after Jane's death.

PETITION

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elde... (more...)
A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elderly relative, you must file a petition with a court. See also complaint.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Schneider v. Finmann

... maintain an action for legal malpractice. We now reverse and reinstate plaintiff's claim. Strict privity, as applied in the context of estate planning malpractice actions, is a minority rule in the United States. [1] In New York, a third ...

Fielding v. Kupferman

... The documents at issue in Bishop were estate planning instruments executed by the plaintiff who believed that he was giving his wife a life estate and was not limiting his access to his life savings (Bishop, 33 AD3d 497, 501 [2006], affd 9 NY3d 910 [2007]). ...

Kram Knarf, LLC v. Djonovic

... The client's malpractice complaint was silent as to how the attorneys misled him, what they failed to explain to him concerning the estate planning documents he executed, and which of his instructions those documents did not reflect (33 AD3d at 498-499). ...