Durfee Law Group FreedomFest 2016 FreedomFest 2016 will be held in Las Vegas, at Planet Hollywood; July 13-16th. I will be speaking on Thursday the 14th on "The 5 Best Planning Practices for Any Estate". I hope to see you there. The F...
Durfee Law Group Legacy IRA Act Using Your IRA for Charitable Gifts If it becomes law, the Legacy IRA Act will be a powerful tool for both retirement planning and charitable giving. Currently, there are only two ways to give your IR...
Durfee Law Group Prince The Idiot Savant The Prince is Dead. Long live . . . ? Prince is dead. He died onApril 21, 2016, at age 57. He had no children and no Will. Musically, Prince was a genius. Whether or not you enjoyhis art, he was brill...
Durfee Law Group Family Legacies Like a Library Burning . . . When someone dies, they take all their memories with them. This has been aptly compared to a library burning to the ground. Like the famed library at Alexandria which, acc...
Durfee Law Group Prepper Survivalist Emergency Documents Preparing YourEmergency Documents Having emergency documents in place is a critical part of being prepared. The idea of being prepared for both known and unknown future disasters is not new. For over ... Coordination
Durfee Law Group Dynasty Estate Planning vs. Estate Planning Youdo an estate plan. It makes your life better ( see, The Estate Planning Guide to Better Sex). Eventually,you die. Then what? Youavoided probate, minimized certaintaxes, and passed wealth on to the ...
Durfee Law Group Qualified Charitable Distributions Win Win Can I makeQualified Charitable Distributions from my IRA? For years, the politicians have been permitting Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAaccounts for one year, letting them expire, and the...
Durfee Law Group Gun Trust Misfires and Myths The History and the Problem of Gun Trusts. Just after the end of Prohibition, in 1934 Congress passed the National Firearms Act ("NFA") The NFAhas been amended from time to time. There was the Gun Con...
Durfee Law Group Last Will and Testament Gone Wrong Comedy This Last Will and Testament maybe a joke, but it is no joking matter when poorly thought out estate planning results in family conflict. The ugliest and most expensive litigation is between family me... Coordination
Durfee Law Group S Corporations and Charities S Corporations and Charities S corporations and charities lie at the cross roads of advanced estate planning. Most new wealth is generated through corporate structures. Most corporations are S corpora...
Durfee Law Group Asset Protection Lawyer Liability Asset Protection Lawyer Liability “Asset Protection”is often an inherent part, or natural result, of effective Estate Planning. Just what "asset protection" means varies widely from lawyer to lawyer, ...
Durfee Law Group Community Property Planning Marital Property Issues Estate planning is necessarily multi-disciplinary. It touches upon many aspects of law. It affects taxation, property, family, and business concerns. MaritalProperty rights is ... Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordination Estate Planning Power of Attorney Tax Basics Tax Planning Trusts