ACTEC Fellows share their expertise with professionals on trust administration and ongoing estate management. Discover more about best business practices, effective communication with trustees and beneficiaries, and how life changes such as retirement or divorce can impact these areas.
A trust and estate lawyer ponders whether estate planning is more than the orderly transmission of wealth in all forms among the generations or something more.
Learn about the guardianship policies of substituted judgment and best interest that guardians should consider when making decisions for a vulnerable person.
Powers of Attorney and Guardianship vary from state to state and internationally. Learn more about their portability and what’s recognized overseas.
Social Security and Medicare, the federal and state income taxation of Social Security, the ability of dependents to receive those benefits, self-employment tax and more in this podcast.
ACTEC Fellows explain the impact of judicial notice of facts and judicial notice of law surrounding evidence and litigation of trusts and estates.
The ins and outs of lay witness opinion testimony. A discussion of evidentiary issues surrounding lay people and Federal Rules of Evidence.
What to keep in mind when dealing with intrafamily business transactions, sales, and loans to avoid the scrutiny they receive from the IRS and the courts.
ACTEC Trust & Estate Talk Podcasts
