May 19, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Practical Issues in the Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion AmountAt death, an individual who made no taxable gifts during life will have the entire basic exclusion amount remaining. An individual who made taxable gifts during life will have something less than the full basic exclusion amount remaining since a portion would have been applied to those lifetime gifts. In either event, the remaining basic exclusion amount, full or partial, will be available to apply against taxable transfers occurring at the individual's death.
By Frederick K. Schoenbrodt II and Megan E. Cannella
9 minute read
December 17, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
Decanting an Irrevocable Trust Under NJ Common LawNew Jersey does not have a statute authorizing the decanting of trusts, but a "common-law decanting" can be accomplished thanks to the Wiedenmayer case.
By Lisa S. Presser and Frederick K. Schoenbrodt II
9 minute read
December 17, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal
Decanting an Irrevocable Trust Under NJ Common LawNew Jersey does not have a statute authorizing the decanting of trusts, but a "common-law decanting" can be accomplished thanks to the Wiedenmayer case.
By Lisa S. Presser and Frederick K. Schoenbrodt II
9 minute read