Probate and estate matters are governed by state law. The federal government may tax an estate, but it does not handle will contests or, for example, guardianships. Pennsylvania does not have a probate court, per se. Rather, it has Orphans' Court.We are one of two...
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Month: August 2014
Do you know how a special needs trust could help your child?
Do you have a special needs child? A child with a disability that will keep him from managing day-to-day living? You know you are not alone. Looking ahead, though, you worry that your child will be alone and unable to care for himself. Whether the disability is...
Pennsylvania law keeps ‘finders’ finders not keepers
Life insurance looks pretty straightforward on the surface. You purchase a policy and name a beneficiary, you pay the premiums, you die, and the insurance company pays the beneficiary.The problem is that years can pass between the day you name the beneficiary and the...
US House to estate tax: We’ll repeal you in September
Only a few states have their own death taxes, and Pennsylvania is one of them. A good estate plan will take both the state's inheritance tax and the federal estate tax into consideration. If the U.S. House of Representatives has its way, though, the federal tax may be...