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On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Oct 6, 2017 | Trusts
When parents and grandparents devise estate plans in order to leave their beneficiaries legacies, sometimes their estate planning attorneys may recommend establishing something called a spendthrift trust for one or more heirs. But what are these trusts, and for whom...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Sep 29, 2017 | Estate Administration & Probate
When a loved one dies, family members don't always act rationally. This is especially true when the will is read and one or more members feel as though they did not receive what they perceived as their fair share of the estate or were passed over entirely. What can be...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Sep 22, 2017 | Powers Of Attorney
The future is unpredictable. We don't know when something can happen that might incapacitate us from being able to make important governing decisions about our estate. But what is in our control now is the ability to put certain things in place so that if we were to...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Sep 15, 2017 | Estate Taxes
When planning your estate or considering whether to create a will or a living trust, it is important to consider whether you will be entitled to tax exemptions. Tax exemptions allow you to be able to lower the income that can be taxed, therefore increasing your...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Sep 8, 2017 | Estate Taxes
When creating a retirement plan or a living trust, you must ensure that you are ready to have your tax return examined at any time. It's very important that you are prepared for this and you have the information that the auditors will require readily available. This...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Sep 1, 2017 | Trusts
Trust funds are a great way of compounding and building wealth in the long-term. There are two main types of trust funds, and it can sometimes be difficult to understand the differences between the two. These two types are testamentary trust funds, and living trusts....
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Aug 24, 2017 | Estate Administration & Probate
In 1951, the Powers of Appointment Act was established. This was one of the greatest developments in the tax and estate planning sector. A power of appointment in broad terms means that a person has the power to dispose of a property, and they hold that power even if...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Aug 18, 2017 | Wills
Survivors have certain rights to a family member's property after they have passed away, and these rights are governed by inheritance law. Going by this law differs from state to state, but you may be able to claim inheritance from your spouse, regardless of what has...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Aug 11, 2017 | Trusts
Parents who have the means to leave significant portions of their estate to their adult children are sometimes stymied by those very heirs when it comes to structuring the assets. For instance, a parent with three grown children may desire to leave the same amounts to...
On Behalf of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. | Aug 4, 2017 | Estate Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) occasionally runs audits on tax payers to make sure that they are processing all of their revenue and taxes properly. This can be a stressful process to go through, and can be avoided by completing a thorough and computer-processed...
