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In science we refer to the rule of entropy, roughly: things tend toward chaos. It turns out that the same principal holds true for businesses. Chaos in business is litigation. If you are a small business owner, then you simply cannot have your greatest p
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in elder law on Friday, March 28, 2014. Nearly half a million elderly Americans likely died from Alzheimer's disease in 2010, a figure almost six times higher than previous estimates of...
No Inheritance Or Compensation For Services? Lesson Learned
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Thursday, March 27, 2014. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that rendering services to someone in the hope or expectation that it will result in payment from an...
Planning for Late-In-Life Care
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. When your parent needs help with the basic activities of daily living, it may be time to look into an assisted living facility for him or her....
Educate Your Heirs On Reverse Mortgages
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. If you have a reverse mortgage, let your heirs know. Soon after you die, your lender must be repaid. Heirs will need to quickly settle on a...
Frozen Assets Leave Taxes In The Cold
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, March 24, 2014. The phrase "frozen assets" is one that strikes fear into the heart of many a wealthy citizen... Yet, for investors interested in protecting and...
Do You Know The True Value Of Your Business?
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Friday, March 21, 2014. About two-thirds of nearly 1,000 business owners surveyed recently by Pepperdine University's Private Capital Markets Project expect to transfer...
Heirs vs. Wills: Avoid Conflict With A No-Contest Clause
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Thursday, March 20, 2014. If you are worried that disappointed heirs could contest your will or trust after you die, one option is to include a "no-contest clause" in...
Obama’s Budget Proposes Reduction In Estate Tax Exemption
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. If Pres. Obama has his way, we haven't seen the end of estate tax reform. The President's proposed budget for 2015, issued today, would...
Gifting During Life
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. As a result [of today's more favorable estate tax laws], it's usually more tax efficient for people to hold onto their assets until death than...
The Boomer Inheritance Boomerang
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Thursday, February 27, 2014. For heirs, the emotions that come with sudden wealth can be a mix of guilt, loss, anger, regret, relief and hurt, perhaps stewed with...
A Medicaid Primer 101
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. If you have elderly parents, don't wait to learn about Medicaid - sometimes referred to by a litany of other state names, like Medi-Cal and...
Unequal Inheritances – Handle With Care
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Advisors say it doesn't happen often, but parents who divide their assets unevenly are playing with fire. That said, there are things they...
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