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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...
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...
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...
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...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Aug 4, 2011 | Estate Planning, Trusts
In our previous post, we started taking a look at dynasty trusts and their increased use in recent years, especially since gift and estate tax exemption have risen. Since 1986-when Congress made major changes to the generation-skipping transfer tax-dynasty trusts have...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 9, 2011 | Trusts
In our last post we began looking at charitable remainder trusts and their usefulness in the context of estate planning. Charitable remainder trusts can allow a person to reduce both estate and capital gains tax.When planning to transfer and convert assets, as happens...
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...
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...
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...
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...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | Aug 4, 2011 | Estate Planning, Trusts
In our previous post, we started taking a look at dynasty trusts and their increased use in recent years, especially since gift and estate tax exemption have risen. Since 1986-when Congress made major changes to the generation-skipping transfer tax-dynasty trusts have...
On Behalf of The Manna Helmy Law Group | May 9, 2011 | Trusts
In our last post we began looking at charitable remainder trusts and their usefulness in the context of estate planning. Charitable remainder trusts can allow a person to reduce both estate and capital gains tax.When planning to transfer and convert assets, as happens...
