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Trusts

Features And Advantages That Work With Irrevocable Trusts

24th November 2009
A good thing to use when it comes to getting assets protected for someone is that of a trust. Irrevocable trusts can be even more beneficial for many reasons. It can work to keep assets secure and to reduce estate taxes. It can also help to get a benefici...
Author: FrankRod
Taxes

Saving Taxes With The Spouse Trust

13th November 2009
A spouse trust is a trust account which can be established to give your spouse the ability to defer taxes as well as to protect the family interests. This act settles that only the spouse can use the estate and no one else, during his lifetime. Upon your ...
Author: Klik Sail
Trusts

Living Trusts for Estate Planning

05th November 2009
If you decide to use Living Trusts in your estate plan, your estate will likely avoid the expense and delay of probate, and your privacy will not be impaired by public records of your estate assets or beneficiaries. However, there are several countervaili...
Author: Steven R. Bennett
Legal

Finding The Right Last Will And Testament Format

19th October 2009
By law, anyone who is over the age of 18 and is of a sound mind, can prepare his or her own will and testament. There are many last will and testament formats that can be used. This one document governs the disposal and distribution of a person's property...
Author: Krishan Bakhru
Legal

What Constitutes A Legal Will Document

19th October 2009
There is one thing to keep in mind about a will - when it comes into force, the author of the will is not going to be available to answer any questions or clarify any doubts. That is why it is essential that a legal will document must be completely clear ...
Author: Krishan Bakhru
Legal

What are Grounds for Contesting a Will in South Carolina?

10th September 2009
Like every state, there are various grounds for contesting a will in South Carolina. It is important to understand these arguments, regardless of which side of the issue you may find yourself on in the future. In order to prepare your estate properly or t...
Author: Attorney Tom
Legal

Qualifications for RSDI Beneficiaries

31st July 2009
The Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) is the largest federally-assisted program that provides benefits to retirees, disabled workers, and their family members. The Social Security Administration (SSA) said that RSDI beneficiaries s...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Creating a Trust in Canada

28th July 2009
A trust is a device used to store assets and divvy them out under certain rules. Trusts contain any asset type a trustor (the person forming the trust, also referred to as grantor) chooses to put in it. Many trusts are setup with loved ones in mind, provi...
Author: Kevin Johnson
Legal

Importance of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

08th July 2009
The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) is responsible for setting and conducting hearings as well as releasing decisions of the Social Security Administration regarding appeals and grant of benefits of applicants. They make sure that ...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Trusts

What Is A Hybrid Trust?

05th June 2009
Trusts can be divided into any number of different kinds, but in many cases people divide them into two types; the fixed trust and the discretionary trust. In a fixed trust, the beneficiaries and the amounts to be paid to them are decided in advance and s...
Author: mgordon
Trusts

What Are Discretionary Trusts?

05th June 2009
The number of different kinds of trusts available to someone who wants to protect their assets for their family can be somewhat daunting if you happen to bring up a list of them on Wikipedia or another such site. Although in many cases one type of trust i...
Author: mgordon
Estate Planning

What to Think about When Changing Your Will

23rd April 2009
Making a will can be an emotionally challenging experience. It is one of those acts that incontrovertibly causes you to look a bit closer at your own mortality and consider what you want your final impact to be on a world without you. The fallout from a p...
Author: mgordon
Legal

Your "Last Will & Testament:" Why You Need One, What You Need In It, and the Smart Ste

19th January 2006
Preparing a "Last Will and Testament" - commonly known simply as a will -- is not something that anyone enjoys thinking about or doing. But it is something that almost every adult -- especially those with children -- should think about and do. The majorit...
Author: Brian Vaszily
Legal

FACTS ON WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT

03rd August 2005
In order to understand legal topics fully it is of great importance to know the meaning of the legal terms to be used. To start with let us first know the meaning of wrongful death lawsuit. A wrongful death lawsuit asserts that the decedent was killed due...
Author: Jinky Mesias
Legal

THINGS TO DO BEFORE DYING

03rd August 2005
The only difference between dying and living is that when one is alive you tend to do things one at a time but when the time comes for you to die you do things all at one time. So the best thing is for you to take care of everything while well and in good...
Author: Jinky Mesias
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