Previously unheard Johnny Cash music from the early ’80s will be released March 25, 2014 by his estate, the Nashville Associated Press announced today. (See the full report on ABC News) “Out Among the Stars” was an album recorded by Cash and Billy Sherrill for Columbia Records but never released. Cash was later dropped from
After years of uncertainly and even anticipation regarding how Congress would handle federal estate taxes, the American Taxpayer Relief Act was remarkably a “non-event.” The Act essentially extended, or made “permanent” (with one notable exception for very wealthy people), the rules and exemptions for estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxes that were established in
Many clients who “just want a simple will” are looking for reciprocal wills: They want to provide for their spouse when they die and take care of their minor children if both parents are deceased. Reciprocal wills are separate wills that are mirror images of each other. Generally they provide that if one spouse dies, then
Do you really need a will? It depends. But if you have a bank account, life insurance, retirement plan or any type of an investment account you do need to make sure that any beneficiary designations clearly define the person or entity where you want those assets to go upon your death. It’s a common misunderstanding that your will determines
Many people choose to plan for their eventual passing by executing an estate plan through a will or living trust. Whether you have made such arrangements or not, it is important that you consider what to do with your “digital estate” upon your passing. It is no longer a matter of simply choosing who gets