2021 Annual Meeting Newsletter
President’s Message
Happy New Year! I hope this New Year finds you as hopeful as I am, now that 2020 is behind us. Despite the challenges we faced in 2020, I am happy to share that with your financial support The ACTEC Foundation has funded several important projects. At our Virtual Fall 2020 Board of Directors meeting, the Board funded an additional two years of support for the valuable and popular Trust and Estate Talk podcasts and the Family Estate Planning Guide videos. >>Continue reading.
Inside this issue:
- Voices of The ACTEC Foundation report
- The ACTEC Spring Derby – “L. Henry Gissel, Jr. Race of the Yearlings”
- In Memoriam Contributions
- Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition
- Planning for a Diverse and Equitable Future
- 2020 Foundation Donors
- How to Contribute
Latest ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk Podcasts
The Mysteries and Misunderstandings Related to Code Section 678
A trust and estate expert explains the complexities and ins and outs of IRS Code Section 678, beneficiary defective inheritor trusts BDITs, and beneficiary deemed owner trusts BDOTs.
Adultery Penalties in Premarital Agreements
Does infidelity void a premarital agreement? A law professor discusses adultery provisions, infidelity clauses, and no-fault divorce as public policy.
Spousal Support Provisions in Premarital Agreements
An explanation and examples of spousal support in premarital agreements, especially helpful in states that litigate fault in divorce and tie it to alimony.