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Estate planning can be challenging enough. When it involves leaving property to a non-citizen spouse or loved one, it can be even more confusing. Questions abound: Are there any legal restrictions? Will there be tax implications?

A last will and testament (a will) is the basic building block of estate planning. This legal document enables the testator, or the person creating it, to designate who gets what assets when they’re gone.

A living trust is an alternative to a last will and testament that accomplishes the same goal of distributing assets to beneficiaries upon one’s death but also has the added advantage of avoiding probate proceedings. The person creating the trust is called the settlor or grantor, who remains the trustee while he or she is alive. The settlor transfers all assets into the trust and then manages them while he or she is alive.

A trust is an important tool in estate planning used to manage assets and outline distribution stipulations

In this episode of Your Inheritance with Peter Bochnewich, Peter talks about a recent experience he had in

In this episode of Your Inheritance with Peter Bochnewich, Peter talks about the meaning and use of a last

In this episode of Your Inheritance with Peter Bochnewich, we welcome guest Nicholas Van Brunt, Esq., to

Many issues is trust and estate disputes center on whether a testator, i.e., the person who makes a Will, or

When you establish a trust, you are placing your trust in the hands of another person or institution to handle

Estate planning is an essential step in securing assets so that they will pass on to those you care about in the