In our previous post, we began looking at the role special needs trusts can play in seeing to the financial well-being of disabled children once the parents are gone.As we noted, such trusts can be useful for leaving funds, providing housing, and seeing to long-term...
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Disabled children benefit from special needs trusts, P.1
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 27, 2011 | Trusts
A recent Wall Street Journal article drew attention to the usefulness of special needs trusts for parents with disabled children. Because disabled children often have diminished earning power or cannot manage their own affair, they present unique challenges for...
Clarifying religious beliefs can assist with estate planning
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 21, 2011 | Estate Planning
A recent article out of the Wall Street Journal addressed the interesting topic of the place of religion in estate planning. One of the messages of the article was that you can't do adequate estate planning without at least asking the question of how/whether religious...
What can you do to avoid a will contest between children? P.3
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 19, 2011 | Wills
In our previous post, we began looking at an article discussing possibilities for a parent looking to leave unequal inheritances to their children. As we noted, this can be a potentially problematic situation when one or more children feel they haven't received what...
What can you do to avoid a will contest between children? P.2
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 14, 2011 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
In our previous post, we looked at the difficulty some people face when determining which child gets what part of the estate. The fact is that it is often difficult and/or undesirable to give each child an equal inheritance. In cases where the inheritance setup is...
What can you do to avoid a will contest between children? P.1
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 12, 2011 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
One of the difficult estate planning issues that can and does come up for couples with children is whether an equal share of their estate should be left to each child.Different children have different needs, interests, and capabilities. Some children have already been...
Estate planning oversights and mistakes
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 8, 2011 | Estate Planning
Estate planning often requires a lot of careful reflection, calculation, and communication. Along the way, there is room for various mistakes. Here we will look at a handful of examples. The most basic mistake in estate planning is to fail to do anything at all, even...
Problem heirs require extra planning
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 6, 2011 | Trusts
Inheritance can be a tricky issue in more than one way. There are often hard feelings and rivalry often at play in decisions about who gets what or how much and how they will spend or use their inheritance. There are also practical considerations concerning the...
In New Jersey, tax planning includes inheritance tax, P.2
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Sep 2, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
In our previous post, we began discussing estate taxes in New Jersey, putting a special emphasis on New Jersey's inheritance tax.Tax planning is a large component of estate planning. In establishing an estate plan, it is important for residents of New Jersey to be...
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