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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?

Who Do You Represent?

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, April 7, 2022: Residuary Clauses, Powers of Appointment, and Boilerplate: A Bad Combination

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 28, 2022: Guest Speaker Gray Edmondson Discusses Fiduciary Duties and Powers of Appointment

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

Griff’s Notes, January 4, 2022: Recent Tax Determinations

Griff’s Notes: Case Updates from Around the Country