by Ledbetter Law Firm | May 10, 2017 | estate planning
Death isn’t a topic that anyone likes to think about. In reality, though, devising an estate plan is the only way to ensure that the people you care most about will be taken care of after you’re no longer here to provide for them. The Ledbetter Law Firm has created an...
by Ledbetter Law Firm | Apr 26, 2017 | estate planning
There’s no one-size-fits all approach to estate planning. Just as all people are different, everyone has different needs when it comes to deciding how their assets will be managed and distributed. Trusts are a popular way for individuals to oversee the how their...
by Ledbetter Law Firm | Dec 26, 2016 | estate planning
Seemingly every presidential election cycle, we hear a lot of talk regarding the “estate tax” or, as its detractors refer to it, the “death tax.” One Forbes commentator called it “one tax that comes about as close as possible to being theft.” Conservative politicians...
by Ledbetter Law Firm | Dec 19, 2016 | estate planning
One of the more misunderstood concepts in the American taxation system is that of the gift tax. Most people have heard of the term “gift tax” without a clear sense of what it is, who pays it, and when. As the holiday gift giving season heats up, you might wonder if...
by Ledbetter Law Firm | Dec 14, 2016 | estate planning
One of the key aspects of setting up a California trust for the sake of your beneficiaries is to select a trustee. The trustee will be in charge of managing the property that the “settlor” (in other words, the creator of the trust) places in the trust for the benefit...
