Fairfield Estate Planning Lawyer, North Dakota


Includes: Gift Taxation

Mark Conrad Sherer Lawyer

Mark Conrad Sherer

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Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Real Estate, Divorce

I have been practicing law since 1995, with a primary focus in criminal and civil litigation. Since 2000, I have represented clients in over thirty ju... (more)

Jay Brovold

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  48 Years

Courtney Anne Olson

Education, Traffic, Dispute Resolution, Immigration
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Randall N Sickler

Education, Traffic, Dispute Resolution, Immigration
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  35 Years

Shea Ashley Thomas

Traffic, Immigration, Divorce & Family Law, DUI-DWI
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  10 Years

Paul F. Ebeltoft

Health Care, Environmental Law, Employment, Accident & Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  48 Years

Nicholas C. Grant

Real Estate, Government, Business, Accident & Injury, Workers' Compensation
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Nicholas Charles Grant

Education, Traffic, Dispute Resolution, Immigration
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  14 Years

Nathan Morris Bouray

Real Estate, Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           

Ashley Holmes Hurlbert

Criminal, Traffic, Estate, Divorce & Family Law, Real Estate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  16 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)
A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

SWEARING MATCH

A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy.

LAPSE

Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. S... (more...)
Under a will, the failure of a gift of property. A gift lapses when the beneficiary dies before the person who made the will, and no alternate has been named. Some states have anti-lapse statutes, which prevent gifts to relatives of the deceased person from lapsing unless the relative has no heirs of his or her own. A lapsed gift becomes part of the residuary estate.

LIFE BENEFICIARY

A person who receives benefits, under a trust or by will, for his or her lifetime. For an example, see AB trust.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income fro... (more...)
A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income from the trust. Because the children (the middle generation) never legally own the property, it isn't subject to estate tax at their death. See generation-skipping transfer tax.

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

See AB trust.

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)
A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)
A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.

BYPASS TRUST

A trust designed to lessen a family's overall estate tax liability. An AB trust is the most popular kind of bypass trust.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Langer v. Pender

... Josephine I. Pender estate. Langer and Weiss alleged that Phillip Pender improperly transferred real property to himself, violating Josephine Pender's estate planning documents, including the trust agreement. Langer and Weiss ...