http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/ Published by Joel A. Schoenmeyer en-us 2009-11-11T13:43:47-06:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/Wg_ofxUdkV8/the_qtip_part_3.html (This is the third and final post in a series. Links: part 1 and part 2.) As I said at the end of my post in part 2, we have a problem when the federal exemption amount and the Illinois... Estate Tax deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-11-11T13:43:47-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/11/the_qtip_part_3.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/3CqnsnR3KBM/state_death_taxes_1.html Ordinarily I hate using the phrase "death taxes," but I'll make an exception here because: 1. "State estate taxes" is a horrible phrase to utter; and 2. "State estate taxes" really isn't accurate, since some states have an inheritance tax... Estate Tax deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-11-05T10:17:19-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/11/state_death_taxes_1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/nBwx0Lpm99s/unpaid_child_support_in_probat.html Over the past 10 or 20 years, Illinois has worked to make it easier for ex-spouses to collect unpaid child support. Two ways in which this is done: 1. Section 12-108 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, which eliminates... Probate - Illinois Law deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-11-03T10:38:29-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/11/unpaid_child_support_in_probat.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/Ves_fDfH4yw/the_qtip_part_2.html Let me add a little bit of a wrinkle to the discussion in my last post, by introducing the concept of the state estate tax. This is extremely relevant to the new Illinois QTIP statute. Yes, most states (including Illinois)... Estate Tax deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-10-26T22:41:43-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/10/the_qtip_part_2.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/pvi-tEBSqtg/the_qtip_part_1.html I'd like to spend a few posts talking about QTIPs. No, I'm not talking about the cotton swabs you aren't supposed to stick in your ear but do. Nor am I talking about the rapper from A Tribe Called Quest... Estate Tax deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-10-26T17:05:11-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/10/the_qtip_part_1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/b3yd4gsFGEw/inheritance_laws_and_the_eu.html The Economist's Charlemagne blog has a really interesting article this week about the European Commission's guidelines for inheritance involving assets in more than one EU country. The link is here. As the article indicates, this is really a dispute between... Probate - Executors and Trustees deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-10-21T10:23:11-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/10/inheritance_laws_and_the_eu.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/I_BC5a7XVK4/more_on_will_filing_in_cook_co.html I previously wrote about how to file a Will in Cook County at Avvo.com. Recently I had a question from an attorney who watched my free "Probate" video at MentorCLE. He was completing the forms to open a Cook County... Probate - Illinois Law deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-10-20T09:00:27-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/10/more_on_will_filing_in_cook_co.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/ctZENmh7J0U/will_depository_and_private_vs.html Earlier this year, I decided to try and start a side business. The business related to my law practice, and the goal was to solve a problem: so-called "orphan" Wills. Some attorneys retain their clients' original Wills and other estate... Practice Points deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-10-01T11:28:57-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/10/will_depository_and_private_vs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/2TwzPTEA8Y8/michael_jacksons_estate_part_8.html A couple of things have happened recently in the Michael Jackson case, both of which favor his mother, Katherine (a link): 1. Katherine (individually and as guardian of the minor children) was given a monthly allowance of more than $86,000... Estate Plans of the Rich and Famous deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-09-23T14:31:36-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/09/michael_jacksons_estate_part_8.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deathandtaxesblog/fAGN/~3/KFANTd6xLXk/illinois_right_to_life_and_pat.html This document, prepared by Illinois Right to Life, was provided to me recently. They consider it a "life-affirming version of the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care," and indicate that it is a response to "the current medical and... Powers of Attorney and Living Wills deathandtaxesblog-1 2009-09-21T10:08:23-06:00 http://www.deathandtaxesblog.com/2009/09/illinois_right_to_life_and_pat.html