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Trust Trend: Make Heirs Wait
Posted on: February 20th, 2018
How long will it take you to receive your inheritance in North Carolina? If our state follows a national trend, the time may be growing longer. ...
Incentive Trusts
Posted on: February 20th, 2018
Trusts may be customized to suit the grantor’s wishes, which may include their determination of what’s best for their beneficiaries....
Inherited IRA Issues in North Carolina
Posted on: March 21st, 2017
Inherited IRAs face differing regulation based on whether the beneficiary is a spouse or a non-spouse. Marital status also influences how North Carolina’s intestate succession law applies to an estate, which may pertain to retirement accounts. FINRA released an Investor Alert early this year advising IRA beneficiaries to review inherited IRA tax implications....
The Taboo Subject of Estate Planning and Firearms
Posted on: January 25th, 2017
A guest contributor on Southern Gun Law Group, Dennis Gayness is a Certified Firearms Appraiser with the Triangle Shooting Academy. In his guest post he delves into events throughout history that have influenced rare and collectible firearms passed down through generations....
Why North Carolina Trustees Should Acquire Liability Insurance
Posted on: January 25th, 2017
Without liability insurance, trustees remain personally accountable for trust administration mistakes. Certain insurance policies help to manage trustee liability. These errors and omissions insurance policies for trustees provide coverage in the event that claims, lawsuits, or damages occur as a result of the trustee’s actions or inaction....
Inherited IRA Ruling: Distinctions Between Federal and State Tax Law
Posted on: July 22nd, 2016
Our attorneys strive to share notable rulings and case law to help clients and other advisers understand how a court or officials might respond to a particular set of circumstances. In early June 2016, Private Letter Ruling 201623001 rejected a woman’s request to rollover part of her son’s inherited IRAs....
