by Diane S. Kotkin | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
The number of blended families is outpacing that of traditional nuclear families by a significant margin. Fortunately, many estate planning strategies are available to help blended families and are worth exploring. Catering Estate Planning Strategies to Meet the Needs...
by Diane S. Kotkin | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
An estate plan often focuses on tangible property such as jewelry, artwork, money, and vehicles. However, in this age of technology, it is important to remember to include your digital assets. Digital assets consist of everything we own online. Because we spend more...
by Diane S. Kotkin | Mar 6, 2025 | Insights
When someone passes away, a Federal Estate Tax Return is not required to be filed unless the decedent’s gross estate exceeds their remaining federal estate tax exclusion. In 2023, for someone who has not used any exclusion during their lifetime, this amount would be...
by Diane S. Kotkin | Mar 6, 2023 | Insights, Trusts and Estates
October 1st marked an important day for Maryland. The implementation of Senate Bill 792 makes Maryland one of the few states that legally acknowledges domestic partnerships as a separate status for couples who prefer to share their lives without getting married....
by Diane S. Kotkin | Aug 25, 2022 | Insights
If you know me, I love animals. At a very young age and much to my mother’s dismay, I would smuggle stray cats and dogs into our basement so they could have food and a warm place to stay. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I would be a proponent of Pet Trusts. I...
