Posts Categorized: GLBT

Estate Planning News: DOMA Provision Declared Unconstitutional

Jul 29, 2013 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Many people within the estate planning community have been anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court decision on the question of whether or not the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages. Why is this relevant to the...

Circumstances Shape Ideal Estate Plan

Jul 26, 2013 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Asset Protection, Blended Families, Estate Planning, GLBT, Incapacity Planning, Small Business Planning, Trusts

You may question the value of an estate planning attorney. After all, you can just download a generic template last will off the Internet. It’s simply a matter of filling in the blanks. In reality,...

Arguments Being Presented to Supreme Court in Estate Tax Case

Apr 20, 2013 / By: Ryan Denman

Category: Estate Planning, GLBT, Taxes

There is an unlimited marital federal estate tax exemption, so a surviving spouse can inherit any amount of money from his or her deceased spouse without incurring any estate tax liability. Same-sex marriages are legal...

Take Extra Precations if You are LGBT

Nov 29, 2012 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: GLBT

Despite overwhelming support for equal rights and gay marriage in national polls, when given the chance, the majority still normally votes against both ideas. That probably says something about the usefulness of polls, but it...

LGBT Couples Still Face Challenges

Jul 13, 2012 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Estate Planning, GLBT, Power of Attorney

LGBT couples know that getting a marriage recognized by the state is only a small portion of solving the legal hurdles to their relationships. Until every state and federal law recognizes the relationship, there will...