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Can I Help My Kid Buy a Home?

Parents with resources could purchase the property for the child, but that often does not drive the right incentive. How then, do you get the funds to the child in the most responsible and tax-efficient way?
09/06/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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Minimize Family Feuds about Your Inheritance

The distribution of wealth among beneficiaries through your final will and testament is often a complex and sensitive issue, one that can potentially spark conflicts and legal challenges among family members.
09/05/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How Much Money to Give Away with Upcoming Tax Changes?

The closer we get to 2025, the more complicated estate planning gets for people who have an amount between where the limits are now and where the limits might be in 2026.
09/01/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How Does the IRS Rule on Inherited IRAs Work?

Before the original SECURE Act, IRA owners who died were able to leave their accounts to their children, grandkids, or other non-spouse individual beneficiaries, and heirs could stretch required minimum distributions (RMDs) over their own lifetimes, thus allowing the funds in the accounts to grow tax-free for decades.
08/31/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How to Pass on Family Heirlooms with Fewer Estate Battles

There are better—and often more creative—ways to plan and divide that can avoid family squabbles over cars, jewelry, furniture and household items.
08/30/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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When Is a Child Not A Descendant?

Wills and trusts, instead of designating a specific person to inherit, often name a group or class of people such as your ‘children,’ ‘issue’ or your ‘descendants.’
08/29/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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Do You Need a Revocable Trust?

One of the most common misconceptions about a last will and testament is that having a will avoids the need for probate court.
08/28/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How to Speak With Mom and Dad About Estate Planning

Estate planning is an activity many families, especially in lower-income communities, don't often use, despite its many benefits. Two-thirds of Americans don't have a will, according to the 2022 Caring.com survey.
08/25/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How to Find Out If a Person has a Will

Estate planning is a crucial aspect of financial management, ensuring that an individual’s assets are distributed according to their wishes after their passing. One key document in estate planning is a “last will and testament,” commonly known as a will.
08/24/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How Does an Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust Protect Generational Wealth?

Sometimes it might take an IDGT, or intentionally defective grantor trust, to preserve generational wealth. But how does that work?
08/23/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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