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What Are Gifts in Contemplation of Death?
May 21st, 2016 by | Deceased Estates & Inheritance Claims, Wills & Estate Planning
There may be many reasons why a person wants to give away their assets when they know or believe they will soon die. Perhaps they never made a Will or don’t have time to update their current one; or maybe they want to provide a benefit to someone who has helped them or disinherit someone… Read more »
Gifts in Estate Planning
May 21st, 2015 by | Wills & Estate Planning
There are benefits to making gifts during your lifetime as opposed to waiting until your death to pass on your inheritance. However, there are also potential pitfalls if such gifts are not properly considered in light of your estate planning as a whole. Anyone can give another person an inter vivos gift (i.e. given during… Read more »
