All Your Basis Are Belong to What You Paid (Mostly): A Quick View on Basis and Donations
Gratitude in A Time of Distress
For many, 2020 probably marks a year of greater trials and tribulations than most in recent history. It is also a year that has brought us together, as a community, standing together and supporting each other.
2020 is making history – not merely with the horrors accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, but with showing the widespread compassion, unity, and a grand recognition of humanity. For that, we are grateful. A note to our clients, friends, and…
Are attorney fees in California probate based on the gross or net estate?
Are attorney fees in California probate based on the gross or net estate is a question I am often asked. The law is clear that it is the gross assets. Let’s dive into this deeper though as attorney fees in probate should be understood if you are dealing with a California probate case.
Please remember I have a probate fee calculator on my website to help you estimate what the attorney fee and the executor…
All Your Basis Are Belong To What You Paid (Mostly): A Quick View On Basis And Donations
Why Family Offices need to think beyond money: The importance of Family Governance – Part 1
The Rockefellers are quite possibly the most well-known industrialist family in modern history, whose family name is synonymous with staggering wealth and power. Starting in 1882, the Rockefellers set up an office of trained professionals to handle their wealth. Although never formally called a “family office”, this idea was the seed that gave rise to the concept in modern times as several wealthy families began to follow suit.…
Gratitude in a Time of Distress
Does Executor Commission Come Out of the Gross Estate?
Executor commission comes out of the gross estate, not out of the net estate in New York. If you want to know how much an executor gets paid in NY, here are the commission percentages: 5% of the first $100,000 4% of the next $200,000 3% the next $700,000 2.5% of the next $4 Million […]
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Contesting a New York Last Will – Some Fundamental Issues
How to ethically represent disabled adults in contested guardianship proceedings
One of the most confoundingly difficult challenges we all face as trusts and estates attorneys is what to do if a client’s cognitively declining or otherwise impaired in a way that is clearly affecting his or her decision making. The two most common scenarios for how this dilemma plays out in real life are: (i) elderly estate planning clients slowly sliding into dementia, and (ii) cognitively impaired adults in contested guardianship proceedings.
The core question…
Hot Trends in Estate Litigation – 19th Annual Forum
On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Steven Mignogna, Donald Craig, Anthony La Ratta and Tara Zane will present a webinar with the Camden County Bar Association on important trends in estate litigation. This is the 19th annual year for this program.
Provider:
Camden County Bar Association
Speakers:
Donald Craig, Esq.– Archer & GreinerAnthony LaRatta Esq.– Archer & GreinerSteven Mignogna Esq.– Archer & GreinerTara Zane, Esq. – Archer & Greiner…