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In its decision, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the strength and reach of Arizona’s revocation-on-divorce statute. Lazar v. Kroncke. Read the Opinion | Read a Summary | View T.J. Ryan’s Oral...

Some irrevocable trusts are allowed to own assets transferred by an individual, where the individual is also a beneficiary, but will not subject the individual to a transfer penalty and the assets will not be counted as...

While federal law requires states to recover the costs paid on behalf of a Medicaid beneficiary after he or she has passed away, exemptions apply in certain cases. Revised January 2017 | More about Long-Term Care Legal...

In the following excerpt from her May 2015 interview on The Seth Leibsohn Show, Lisa Reilly Payton discusses taxpayer options for reaching an IRS settlement for unpaid taxes. More about Frazer Ryan’s Tax Controversy...

When the trustee seeks and obtains the advice of counsel, the trustee cannot automatically assume that it may maintain the confidentiality of those communications. The following information was presented by John Fitzpatrick...