Sitemap - 2022 - State of Estates
Understanding Joint Tenancy and Tax
Basics of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Parts VII, VIII, and IX
A QTIP for QTIP Trusts - Making Sure The Election is Correct
The Grantor ILIT – What Should You Look For?
Late-Filed Revocable Trust Contests and No-Contest Clauses – A Probable Outcome?
Basics of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Parts V, VI, and VI-A
Basics of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Parts III and IV
Introducing a New Series - Basics of Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Saving a Busted Family Partnership Through a Marital Deduction? Not So Fast...
Does an Interested Trustee Have an Enhanced Duty to Monitor and Protect Their Trust Interest?
Don’t be a Lackadaisical Scrivener
The Proposed Clawback Regulations: No Need to Panic Yet, but Knowledge is Key
Resulting Trusts and No-Contest Clauses: How Deep is the Rabbit Hole?
Griff's Notes, April 14, 2022: Keeping GST Exemption Allocations Consistent
Griff's Notes, March 31, 2022: Can One Misplaced Word Torpedo a No-Contest Clause?
Griff's Notes, March 29, 2022: Pitfalls of Mandatory Trust Distributions
Griff’s Business of Law Update, March 24, 2022: An Intro
Griff’s Notes, March 21, 2022: Can a Spendthrift Trust File for Bankruptcy?
Griff's Notes, March 9, 2022: Out and About
Griff’s Notes, March 2, 2022: Does an Unfunded Trust Really Exist?
Griff's Notes: February 28, 2022
Griff’s Notes, February 10, 2022: Arbitration Clauses in Wills and Trusts: Do They Work?
Griff's Notes, February 8, 2022: It's Gift Tax Return Season - Here is a Cautionary GST Tax Tale
Griff’s Notes, February 2, 2022: Trust Interests as Marital Property – A Twist
Griff's Notes, January 31, 2022: Where to File IRS Form 706; CCA 202202011
Griff’s Notes, January 26, 2022: ILIT Trustee Fights Back
Griff’s Notes, January 24, 2022: Terrors of In Terrorem Clauses
Griff’s Notes, January 20, 2022: The Ghosts of Divorces Past in Estate Planning
Griff’s Notes, January 18, 2022: Trustee Breaches and Cover-Ups – A Deadly Combination
Griff’s Notes, January 13, 2022: Inherited IRA; Undue Influence
Griff’s Notes, January 11, 2022: A Potpourri of Fiduciary Victories
Griff’s Notes, January 10, 2022: Gifts and Exchanges of QTIP Trust Interests
Griff’s Notes, January 6, 2022: Parent versus Child in the Trust Arena
Griff’s Notes, January 5, 2022: POD and TOD Designations