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Uncertainty About The Future Of The Gift And Estate Tax Laws Will Continue

Even if Congress acts to avoid the “Fiscal Cliff,” uncertainty about the future of the gift and estate tax laws will continue. Despite this uncertainty, meaningful estate planning goals can be achieved. Estate planning is only partly about tax. Whatever

Probate of Estates in New Jersey

Estate administration in New Jersey is the process by which a deceased person’s property, known as the ‘estate,’ is passed to his or her heirs and legatees (people named in the will). Estate administration encompasses all assets of the decedent

How to Limit a Executor’s Personal Liability for Taxes

There are three risk-management tools every probate lawyer needs to know...