Beginning in 2020 a new topic entered the estate planning world based on studies done at Cornell University. Cornell started what they call a “Family Reconciliation Project” and in 2021
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Whenever a case concludes after a Marital Settlement Agreement is reached or an Equitable Distribution Order is issued, it is standard practice for
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TRUSTING THE ESTATE PLAN: HOW TRUSTS WORK WELL FOR THE HAPPILY MARRIED BUT CONFUSE THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT.
All married couples should have an estate plan. For those with special needs or large estates estate planning often involves the creation of trusts. Trusts are a device by which the
Economic Issues May Be Decided After Death, but No Divorce
23 Pa.C.S.A. 3323(d.1) was added to the divorce code in 2007, and states that where grounds for the divorce have been established prior to the death of one of the
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