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Plan Carefully When Firearms are Part of Your Estate Plan
When it comes to estate planning, not all assets are created equal. If you own one or more guns, careful planning is required to avoid running afoul of complex federal and state laws. Without proper planning, there’s a risk that the...
Avoiding Challenges to Your Estate Plan
A primary goal of estate planning is to ensure that your wishes are carried out after you’re gone. So, it’s important to design your estate plan to withstand potential will contests or other challenges down the road. The most common...
Defining a Health Care Directive
A health care directive is a critical piece of your overall estate plan. Why? It allows you to communicate your preferences in advance for medical care in the event you’re incapacitated and cannot express your wishes. However, depending...
What to Do Once You’ve Received an Inheritance
If you’ve received, or will soon receive, a significant inheritance, it may be tempting to view it as “found money” that can be spent freely. But unless your current financial plan ensures that you’ll comfortably reach all your goals,...
Kyle Chamberlin
Kyle Chamberlin joined THK Law, LLP in 2022 as an of counsel attorney on the business counsel team. His practice focuses on advising owners and executives of locally-owned businesses, with deep experience representing clients engaged in professional service industries.
Review Your Life Insurance Needs Regularly
Life insurance is a powerful tool for providing for your loved ones in the event of your untimely death. The amount of life insurance that’s right for you depends on your personal circumstances, so it’s critical to review your life...
Think Twice Before Splitting Charitable Bequests
When you leave property to charity in your will or revocable trust, it’s reasonable to assume that it won’t be subject to estate tax. After all, the charitable estate tax deduction excludes the value of donated property from your estate....
When to File a Gift Tax Return
If you made gifts last year you may be wondering if you need to file a gift tax return. The short answer is that there are many situations in which it’s necessary (or desirable) to file Form 709 — “United States Gift (and...
Plan GST Taxes Carefully to Avoid Surprises
If you wish to share some of your wealth with your grandchildren or great grandchildren — or if your estate plan is likely to benefit these generations — it’s critical to consider and plan for the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax....
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