On June 30, Michael T. Thompson was sworn in as president of the Rotary Club of the Mendhams. The Rotary Club of the Mendhams is chartered through Rotary International, a global leadership organization with more
The state estate tax exemption or “Basic Exclusion Amount” for New York State Estate Tax for dates of death on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020, has been increased to $5,740,000.
Newark, New Jersey – Thursday, December 13, 2018 Estate Administration Boot Camp Michael T. Thompson, Esq. will be speaking on “Key Intestacy Laws You Must Know” and “Handling Debts and Claims Against the Estate.” This
We haven’t blogged much about the new tax bill in part because it’s been unclear what the final version will look like. Putting aside criticisms of the process, I thought it would be good to
New Jersey has a very liberal standard for admitting writings intended as a Last Will and Testament. I was once involved in a case where a document – begun as grocery list but which transitioned
On September 27, 2017, the Trump Administration released the long-awaited tax plan, the Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code. In touting the plan, the President asserted that his “plan is for the working
Somerset, NJ • Thursday, July 31, 2014 The Complete Trust Course Topics to Include: Understanding Estate, Gift and Trust Taxation Overview of Federal estate and gift taxation Calculating the estate tax Overview of trust taxation
A decision issued by the Appellate Division in the Estate of Richard Ehrlich, allowed the probate of a will lacking the requirements of N.J.S.A. 3B:3-2 because under N.J.S.A. 3B:3-3, there was clear and convincing evidence that the
In an opinion decided December 8, 2011, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld an Appellate Division decision finding that a spouse’s beneficial interest in a discretionary support trust was not an “asset held by” that
