Estate Planning

When it comes to determining the charitable deduction for real estate donated to charity, the crucial issue is the value of what the charity received, not the value of what the donor gives away.

Estate planners have mixed feelings about the proposed Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act.

Siblings' agreement ran afoul of the spendthrift protections of their father's trust.

The new 'hybrid firm' is the latest in the growing trend toward states opening up law firm ownership to nonlawyers.

Mary Trump sued in September claiming her aunt and two uncles conspired for decades to skim tens of millions of dollars off her inheritance after her father and then her grandfather died.

Here are the regulatory and operations provisions to be aware of.

Kestra is looking for better ways to prevent trust assets from going out the door, with the help of its in-house trust company, Arden.

U.S. federal court rules COVID-19 pandemic is a “natural disaster”

Consignor protections and potential treatment in bankruptcy

Legal tips for collectors to keep in mind