Unlike living trusts, which are created during a person’s lifetime, testamentary trusts are activated only after the testator’s passing, offering a posthumous method of asset management.

When planning your estate, you should understand different trust options available, such as testamentary trusts and living trusts. A testamentary trust is created through a will and only becomes ...

When planning your estate, you should understand different trust options available, such as testamentary trusts and living trusts. A testamentary trust is created through a will and only becomes ...

Recent changes in the law affect estate planning and could provide a template for our New Jersey legislature to improve estate planning within the state and for its residents.

Later tax year-ends will generally be on a calendar-year basis. For example, where an estate is created in June 2021, and is a GRE for 2021, 2022 and 2023, a deemed year-end will occur in June 2024 on ...

A divorce will not automatically change estate planning. The keys to making these changes are ensuring an ex-spouse cannot ...

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