What are common advanced estate planning techniques? The creation of a wealth planning Limited Liability Company coupled with a Life Insurance policy placed into an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust is common. Charitable Remainder Trusts, QPRTs & GRATs are standard advanced planning techniques as well. Many times, clients will have Estate Planning goals that can be […]
The term “will” is often used as a convenient abbreviation for “last will and testament”. There are, however, different kinds of will in use. There is also common confusion between wills and certain other legal documents.
An exploration of the terminology and process involved in prosecuting a wrongful death claim and the elements that might show a defendant's culpability.
If you have multiple properties, you likely intend to preserve them for your family’s future in the event of your death. But managing your properties might be an overwhelming task, especially when you’re preparing your estate for a variety of reasons.
Here Peter Brewer, a solicitor and partner in the national firm of Clarke Willmott LLP, based in the Commercial and Private Client Litigation team in Birmingham, looks at the recent dispute between step-sisters Deborah Cutler and Anna Winter over their parents’ estate. Anna Winter was the daughter of John Scarle. Deborah Cutler was the daughter […]
We spoke to one of Northern Ireland’s leading Estate Planners Abbey Financial Services about the most important areas you need to consider when you're planning your estate. According to recent studies, the average person only spends 30 % or so of their wealth. This means the remaining 70 % is left sitting in the bank account or […]
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