Estate Planning

As a resident of New Jersey, you work hard to create and maintain your estate. It goes without say that you put the same care into your estate plan. Because of this, you want to have an executor that will carry out your estate management well.  But should you choose a...

We have all seen films where a dying character makes last wishes on his or her deathbed — allotting wishes for how to distribute his or her possessions. If this is what you are planning, reevaluate now. In New Jersey, your family may honor your last wishes out of love...

The executor role is one that requires a high degree of responsibility and thoroughness, so the decision about who to make yours should involve careful consideration. While you want to appoint someone you trust to be your executor, you also want to avoid alienating or...

As a parent, it may be important for you to leave an inheritance for your children. Most parents agree that young adults and minor children do not know how to spend an inheritance wisely. What about older adult children?  Parents of adult children understand that...

Parents often joke that their children form the foundation of their retirement plans. They invest in their lives and build them up to be great and successful people so they can take care of them when they are old. In many instances, this is precisely what happens. ...

When you own a business, there are a lot of considerations. One consideration that some owners forget about is the estate plan. You know that you need an estate plan for your personal life, but does it help your business? According to Huffington Post, if you spent...

Estate planning is often a daunting process, and you may avoid or postpone it because you do not know where to begin. The American Association of Retired Persons reports that this is a common issue and that 60 percent of adults in the United States do not have an...

According to Kiplinger, 56% of Americans do not have an estate plan when they die. Procrastination born of morbid dread is the reason typically cited for this. However, maybe the reason that you have not yet started estate planning is that you do not know where to...

Inheritance taxes are one of the most confusing aspects of estate planning and asset protection law. New Jersey's inheritance taxes have a few twists and turns that you should know as you're making plans. 1. Your relationship to the deceased determines the inheritance...

It's important for everyone to have an estate plan in place no matter how healthy or young that they are. Cancer and other illnesses don't discriminate after all. You can fall ill with a medical condition at any point in your life. If you've been diagnosed with cancer...