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On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jul 5, 2011 | Estate Planning
Proactivity, as can be imagined-as opposed to acting out of necessity-is an essential aspect of effective estate planning. But it isn't always easy to decide which aspects of estate planning deserve the most or immediate attention.A recent article in the Salem, Oregon...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 29, 2011 | Estate Planning
Estate planning is, no doubt, a family affair. And family, for many individuals, includes furry, four-legged friends and various other creatures.Estate planning for pets can be an important thing for some individuals. Individuals have been known to leaves millions of...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning
One issue that can come up in estate administration, and which should be carefully planned out in estate planning, is the issue of compensating executors for taking care of estate administration matters. Administering an estate can very often be a difficult,...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning, Probate
Many people have questions when it comes to the issue of whether to place their assets in a living trust in order to avoid the probate process. Oftentimes people hear how cumbersome or expensive the probate process can be, and feel that it would be best to avoid it at...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 13, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our previous article, we began discussing various things a person would want to take into consideration before entering into an arrangement in which one purchases or accepts a gift of property from another while allowing the donor or seller to continue living on...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 13, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
A recent article in the Star Ledger described the situation of a disabled man who left his home and property to his cousin in his will, and later wanted to sell them to his cousin at the lowest price permitted by law, and live there until his death. The disabled...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 19, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
Most people setting up their estate plan would like to be able to reduce the amount of estate tax on their acquired wealth as much as possible.There are various ways to reduce estate tax. In New Jersey, the first $675,000 of one's estate is exempt from estate...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 16, 2011 | Estate Planning
Sometimes navigating through estate taxation issues can be confusing, even where the estate at issue is relatively straightforward.A recent article in the Star-Ledger discussed the broad outlines of how estate tax works for a relatively simple estate. In that article,...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 14, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our previous post, we began looking at the types of complications remarriage can pose for estate planning. We noted that one potentially difficult situation is remarriage to a noncitizen, and that encouraging the establishment of an independent trustee and giving...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 14, 2011 | Estate Planning
Not everybody, even among the wealthy, is necessarily interested in creating an estate planning. According to a recent survey by U.S. Trust which examined 457 wealthy persons, many from the baby boomer generation are not all that interested in having control of their...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jul 5, 2011 | Estate Planning
Proactivity, as can be imagined-as opposed to acting out of necessity-is an essential aspect of effective estate planning. But it isn't always easy to decide which aspects of estate planning deserve the most or immediate attention.A recent article in the Salem, Oregon...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 29, 2011 | Estate Planning
Estate planning is, no doubt, a family affair. And family, for many individuals, includes furry, four-legged friends and various other creatures.Estate planning for pets can be an important thing for some individuals. Individuals have been known to leaves millions of...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning
One issue that can come up in estate administration, and which should be carefully planned out in estate planning, is the issue of compensating executors for taking care of estate administration matters. Administering an estate can very often be a difficult,...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 21, 2011 | Estate Planning, Probate
Many people have questions when it comes to the issue of whether to place their assets in a living trust in order to avoid the probate process. Oftentimes people hear how cumbersome or expensive the probate process can be, and feel that it would be best to avoid it at...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 13, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our previous article, we began discussing various things a person would want to take into consideration before entering into an arrangement in which one purchases or accepts a gift of property from another while allowing the donor or seller to continue living on...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Jun 13, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
A recent article in the Star Ledger described the situation of a disabled man who left his home and property to his cousin in his will, and later wanted to sell them to his cousin at the lowest price permitted by law, and live there until his death. The disabled...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 19, 2011 | Estate Planning, Inheritance And Estate Tax
Most people setting up their estate plan would like to be able to reduce the amount of estate tax on their acquired wealth as much as possible.There are various ways to reduce estate tax. In New Jersey, the first $675,000 of one's estate is exempt from estate...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 16, 2011 | Estate Planning
Sometimes navigating through estate taxation issues can be confusing, even where the estate at issue is relatively straightforward.A recent article in the Star-Ledger discussed the broad outlines of how estate tax works for a relatively simple estate. In that article,...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 14, 2011 | Estate Planning
In our previous post, we began looking at the types of complications remarriage can pose for estate planning. We noted that one potentially difficult situation is remarriage to a noncitizen, and that encouraging the establishment of an independent trustee and giving...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 14, 2011 | Estate Planning
Not everybody, even among the wealthy, is necessarily interested in creating an estate planning. According to a recent survey by U.S. Trust which examined 457 wealthy persons, many from the baby boomer generation are not all that interested in having control of their...
