Posts Tagged ‘Living Trusts’

The Ten Million Dollar Estate: Simple techniques to reduce or eliminate estate taxes

By Douglas A. Turner, Esq. • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Estate Planning & Colorado Probate

With the current federal estate tax exemption at two million dollars, fewer individuals are faced with federal estate taxes. However, for those with more than two million dollars in assets and life insurance, there are some simple and inexpensive techniques to greatly reduce if not eliminate any potential federal estate taxes.


Anatomy of an Estate Plan

By Douglas A. Turner, Esq. • May 10th, 2007 • Category: Estate Planning & Colorado Probate

What to Expect From an Estate Plan
An estate plan is more than a will or a living trust. It is a combination of many documents. Many people are surprised to learn just how many documents are involved. Here is what you should expect to receive in any estate plan:
What to Expect from a Will-Based Plan [...]


Until Death Do Us Part, Even in Divorce

By Douglas A. Turner, Esq. • May 9th, 2007 • Category: Child Support Collection, Estate Planning & Colorado Probate, Marriage, Family, and Divorce

A broken marriage is a marriage overflowing with broken promises and misunderstandings. The last promises are those made in the divorce decree. While those promises, like others, are usually broken or misunderstood, many disgruntled ex-spouses are going to court to enforce the promises, or the promises as they remember them. However, the court is not [...]