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Rock, paper, scissors: life insurance beneficiary designation beats will

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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May 9 2013

The U.S. District Court in Minnesota, in Hall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, D. Minn., No 0:11-cv-01269-DWF-LIB, 11513, declined to give

You can’t hide from the IRS

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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May 2 2013

The general rule is that an IRA is exempt from the claims of creditors. Indeed, the Federal Bankruptcy Code provides in Sections 522(b)(3)(C) and

Is the trustee of a revocable trust answerable to the remainder beneficiaries? Ever?

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

In a trilogy of new cases decided in the last couple of months, the courts in three states have addressed the issue of whether the trustee of a

IRS releases May interest rates

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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April 18 2013

The 7520 rate for May 2013 has dropped back to 1.20. The Federal Interest Rates for April can be found here

President Obama proposes changes to the transfer taxes

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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April 12 2013

On Wednesday, President Obama released his FY 2014 budget which calls for $3.8 trillion in spending over the next fiscal year and $1 trillion in tax

Will SCOTUS eviscerate DOMA? What effects could that have on tax planning?

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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March 26 2013

Today and tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in two cases that could change the scope of marriage in the United States

$5 million federal estate tax exemption doesn’t mean you’re safe from tax at death

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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March 15 2013

When the American Taxpayer Relief Act was enacted in early January, for many Americans, it all but eliminated the concern over the estate and gift

Recluse leaves estate to actors

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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February 21 2013

What to do when you have no friends or family to whom to leave your estate? Why not do what Ray Fulk of Illinois did? Fulk had no family to which he

IRS posts February interest rates

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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January 22 2013

The Internal Revenue Service must have been kept as busy by the fiscal cliff in December as the rest of us were, because they never posted the

Almost final isn’t final: the fact that divorce was nearly final does not prevent spouse from inheriting in Illinois case

Bryan Cave LLP
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USA
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January 10 2013

The Illinois Appellate Court in In re Estate of Doman issued a ruling on October 11, 2012 that once more clarifies why it is important to have a Will and

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