by Knee Law | Mar 28, 2021 | Estate Law, Last Will and Testament, Wills
How Do You Create a Valid Will? Did you know that only 42% of adults have estate planning documents in place? If you do not have a will yet, it is definitely time to start thinking about it. When you write your will, you just need to take a few precautions to ensure...
by Knee Law | Mar 24, 2021 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Uncategorized
All About the Basics of Charitable Trusts As of Jan. 2019, an alarming 78% of American workers were living paycheck to paycheck. If you’re lucky enough to have wealth, you should take every possible precaution to ensure your assets go into the right hands after...
by Knee Law | Mar 17, 2020 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Changing Your Estate Plan After Divorce Roughly half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. As you might imagine, the end of a marriage could wreak havoc on a carefully considered estate plan. However, many divorcees delay in updating their wills and trusts. The...
by kneelawfirm | Sep 18, 2019 | Estate Law, Estate Planning
Designating Gifts or Guardianship for Pets Do you have a cherished pet, a dog, cat or other animal who has been a faithful and true companion? You may not realize it, but you can (and should) include your four-legged family members in your estate planning. If you...
by kneelawfirm | Aug 28, 2019 | Estate Law
Legislature Passes Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act On August 1, 2019, the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (the “Act”) became the law in New Jersey. Under the new statute, residents of New Jersey who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, or who...
by kneelawfirm | Apr 30, 2018 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Tax Law
Though the tax reform bill passed in December, 2017 has been mostly heralded as a benefit for corporations, with a dramatic reduction in the corporate tax rate, it also made some significant changes in estate and gift tax law. Here’s an overview of those changes. The...
