Current Developments: February 2026 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Feb 13, 2026 10:37:56 AM

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In the past month, we have seen significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs law. We have highlighted the most noteworthy developments to ensure you and your firm stay informed of any changes. From court decisions imposing transferee liability for unpaid estate tax on an executor-beneficiary and impacting the definition of a limited partner for self-employment tax purposes to new statutes protecting the elderly and other vulnerable individuals and cases reflecting the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal profession, read on to learn how these developments may impact your practice.

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Current Developments: January 2026 Review

By WealthCounsel Staff on Jan 23, 2026 10:54:06 AM

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In the past month, we have seen significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs law. We have highlighted the most noteworthy developments to ensure you and your firm stay informed of any changes. From the Internal Revenue Service’s safe harbor provision for the staking of digital assets held in a trust to a ruling denying a private right of action under the Medicaid Act and a decision upholding the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act, read on to learn how these decisions may impact your practice.

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2025’s Top Developments in Estate Planning, Elder and Special Needs Law, and Business Law

By WealthCounsel Staff on Dec 12, 2025 9:30:00 AM

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The past year has been full of significant developments in estate planning, business law, elder law, and special needs law. To ensure that you stay informed of these legal changes, we have highlighted some of the year’s most noteworthy developments and discussed how they may impact your estate planning, elder law, and business law practices, including

  • enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA),
  • denial of a deceased spouse unused exclusion (DSUE) claim,
  • holding a nursing facility has standing to challenge a resident’s adverse Medicaid eligibility decision,
  • issuance of an interim final rule exempting US persons and domestic companies from Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting requirements, and more!

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