From the proposed elimination of stepped-up basis to new grants for restaurants and live venues harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have recently seen significant developments in estate planning and business law. To ensure that you stay abreast of these legal changes, we have highlighted a few noteworthy developments and analyzed how they may impact your estate planning and business law practice.
Current Developments in Estate Planning and Business Law: May 2021
By WealthCounsel Staff on May 14, 2021 10:00:00 AM
Current Developments in Estate Planning and Business Law: April 2021
By WealthCounsel Staff on Apr 16, 2021 10:03:00 AM
From sweeping new tax proposals to an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program, we have recently seen significant developments in estate planning and business law. To ensure that you stay abreast of these legal changes, we have highlighted some noteworthy developments and analyzed how they may impact your estate planning and business law practice.
Child Support Arrears and Estate Recovery
By Jill Roamer, JD, CIPP/US on Mar 23, 2021 10:45:00 AM
In a recent case out of Ohio, a court of appeals analyzed whether the state could recover child support arrears from the estate of a Medicaid recipient. Here, Betty was the legal guardian of her grandchildren, Emily and Bradley. Their father was under court order to pay child support, with Betty as obligee. After both children reached the age of majority, Betty died intestate.