Trusts & Estates Articles

WealthManagement.com: The State of the Estate Planning

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was interviewed at the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning by Susan Lipp, Editor ...
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Steve Leimberg’s International Tax Planning Newsletter: Israeli Income Taxes Lurking in Your US Estate Plan

Many United States citizens or residents have children, grandchildren or other beneficiaries who live in Israel. When estate planning for these clients, care must be ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: Redefining Our Approach to Mental Health and Estate Planning

By Laura M. Brancato and Mary P. O’Reilly Addressing long-terms needs can be a challenge. To be an effective estate-planning practitioner, an attorney must have ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: Review of Reviews: “Tokenized: The Law of Non-Fungible Tokens and Unique Digital Property,” Indiana Law Journal

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum By now, we’ve all heard of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and some of us may even have personal experiences owning them or ...
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WealthManagement.com: Disinheriting Family Members With Different Political Beliefs

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in WealthManagement.com in an article titled “Disinheriting Family Members With Different ...
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Super Lawyers®: How to Succeed at Succession

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters in an article titled ...
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Empathy’s Cost of Dying Report in Partnership with Goldman Sachs: Loss is a Long Road

Empathy is on a mission to change the way the world deals with loss. Empathy’s Cost of Dying Report in partnership with Goldman Sachs takes a comprehensive look at ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: Should Practitioners Advocate Charitable Giving?

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum and Shaya Slomovics An issue that often arises in the attorney-client relationship, as within some other professions, is the nature and ...
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Bloomberg Tax: Living With ‘‘Freeze Partnerships’’ in the Real World: Formation Considerations and Practical Applications

By Stephen M. Breitstone and Jerome M. Hesch This article was first presented at the 47th Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute. For ...
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Today’s Wills & Probate: Increased Number of Millennials Are Now Writing Wills

In the last two years, the number of millennials drafting wills has increased by almost 10% with many citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. ...
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