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In a recent bulletin, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2017-34 which outlines a potential opportunity for certain taxpayers to obtain a time extension for those seeking to make a “portability election.”
DetailsFollowing the December 2016 death of “Growing Pains” actor, Alan Thicke, tensions have risen between his loved ones concerning his estate, and the validity of a 2005 prenuptial agreement with his third wife. In a petition filed in May in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Thicke’s sons, Robin and Brennan, requested guidance regarding distributing their father’s trust property and the legitimacy of any potential claims from his widow, Tanya Callau Thicke, about the prenuptial agreement. Callau Thicke recently responded through a reported filing in early July. It seems that the legal battle is just getting started.
DetailsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott’s recent veto of Florida’s proposed “Electronic Wills Act” has added to the recent buzz in the estate planning world surrounding proposed new legislation regarding electronic wills. Florida’s proposed Electronic Wills Act (House Bill 277) aimed to authorize the creation of electronic wills and the execution and witnessing of such wills by way of remote technology.
DetailsWe have all been witness to the probate headache accompanying the unfortunate death of the late musical mastermind, Prince, as the result of his passing without a will. While the process has taken over a year, in early May, Judge Eide ruled that Prince’s sister and five-half siblings were the heirs to his multi-million dollar estate. Underlying issues, however, remain unresolved.
DetailsTennessee does not currently have a statute which directly addresses the execution and validity of electronic wills. The formal recognition of electronic wills, however, may be coming.
DetailsThe Supreme Court of Tennessee recently released an opinion in Bryant v. Bryant that, although two people have expressly created a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship, the survivorship interests of the joint tenants may be severed by the unilateral action of one joint tenant, and that doing so converts the estate into a tenancy in common.
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