Single Member LLC- Charging Order, Creditor Claims, Pass-through

Single member LLC is not enough to protect the member from creditor claims. The Charging Order does not define the creditor as a substituted limited partner for tax purposes to protect the single member LLC. Fraudulent conveyance and Civil Conspiracy can be judged against the financial planner, lawyer or accountant. What is the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.

Estate - Surviving Your Estate

Recently I shared the heart-wrenching story of a young soldier who had to deal with the unexpected death of his mother. She didn't have her affairs in order and now her son has the extremely difficult task of recreating her financial details from scratch. Here are some simple steps you can take to ensure that your loved ones aren't left in a lurch.

Private Annuity Trust, Ensured Installment Sale (Structured Sale)

Private Annuity Trust is using assets not money to fund annuity. Ensured Installment Sale (Structured Sale), developed by Allstate Insurance Company, replaces Private Annuity Trust after Oct 18, 2006 and sells assets to insurance company. Transfer of ownership of home or land to a Trust. How the IRS estimates annuity payments? No estate tax, income tax, gift tax on Private Annuity Trust transfer.

The Shock of Sudden Death and Probate

The sudden death of a loved one is a terrible shock. As this author discovered, the shock increases if you have to go through Probate. Her advice may help you with estate planning and to expedite Probate if you must go through it.

Financial Directive - Advanced Estate Tax Planning, Power of Attorney Issues

What is a financial directive? Financial directive is like power of attorney and is a legal financial instrument that empowers your Agent over all your financial matters and should be a part of advanced estate tax planning. The financial directive is enacted when you become disabled or incapacitated. Discusses limitations of agent as fiduciary with no general or limited power of appointment in the financial directive.

Don’t Let Poor Estate Planning Tear Your Family Apart

Even if your kids are grown up with families of their own, you can probably remember scenes of intense sibling rivalry when they were younger. In some families, that competition continues into adulthood- for others, it recedes as children age and mature. But it can all come flooding back while trying to divide up your estate after your death as your kids argue over who gets what.

What Is An Estate Plan?

There are many misunderstandings about Estate Plans and who should have them. Many people think that an estate means a large tract of land and great wealth and extensive personal property that is very valuable, such as vintage antiques and collectibles.

In Estate Planning – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

In Estate Planning – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Estate - How To Legally Avoid Taxes On Gifts And Inheritances

Nobody likes to pay taxes. If done incorrectly, though, the way you inherit an asset can result in you needlessly paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes. Knowing some simple rules will reduce your tax bill and allow you to keep more of what you inherit. And it will also keep you from creating tax headaches for loved ones to whom you wish to gift assets.

Estate - To Trust Or Not To Trust That Is The Question!

Living Trusts have become very popular and are being heavily promoted to seniors. Should you Trust or not Trust? That is the question. Read on to learn some simple guidelines that will help you know whether a Living Trust may be right for you and how to go about getting one if needed.

Estate - Clearing Up Estate Document Confusion

Few topics confuse investors more than figuring out what estate-related documents they need. Living Wills, Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney are just a few of the terms that most find hard to define, let alone understand.

How the Advanced HealthCare Directive Makes Life-Saving Decisions

What is an Advanced Medical Directive in controlling your medical care? The Advanced Medical Directive is a legal written instrument to consent or refuse any medical treatment, make decisions not to resuscitate, select healthcare providers, apply for Medicaid, appoint an Agent to be guardian, provide for disposition of body and funeral arrangements.

Selecting a Good Trustee - Factors to Consider When Choosing a Trustee

How to select or choose a good trustee. What are the factors to consider when choosing a trustee? Who are some bad trustees? Consequences when the grantor names himself trustee. Co-trustees and trust protectors can ease responsibilities. Mentions testamentary trust, testor, settler, trustor, grantor, inter vivos trust, corporate trustees, trust companies, bank trustees and family members, accountants and lawyers as trustees.

Your Estate Planning Attorney Is Ripping You Off - By Doing His Job!

How your estate planning attorney is accidentally ripping you off! How to save a lot of money on attorney consultations fees.

What Would Happen If You Got Sued? Can't Happen To You? Think Again! You Need Asset Protection

Sadly this could happen to you: The doorbell rings and a courier arrives with a package for you to sign. What could it be? A gift from someone? You sign and open the box to find you have been served. The mailman tripped and hit his head which led to a stroke. His family is now suing you for 18 million dollars. Your home insurance policy only covers personal injury up to 7 million. Your in big trouble. What started out as a great day has now become the beginning of a nightmare. Your assets including your home are at risk. Sadly this coiuld havppen to you. It happens thousands of times each day! Courts are filled with these types of cases every day. I personally know the head of a large law firm that only handles these type of cases. Its a big business. Now here's the kicker: These lawyers work on comission. The party filing the lawsuit pays nothing and the lawyers are like hungry dogs. Nipping and knawing at you. Dragging you into court for this and that. All the time you have to pay a lawyer ungodly sums of money to just defend yourself. The nightmare doesn't seem to end. Then when they have you sweating they start the settlement proceedings. All the time you are paying your lawyer. If if you win, you loose! Do you risk loosing everything or do you settle?