Parents across the country and around the world often push their children to reach the highest levels of academic success. For many, admission to the most elite institutions, particularly the Ivy League, is seen as a defining marker of achievement leading to...
Parents across the country and around the world often push their children to reach the highest levels of academic success. For many, admission to the most elite institutions, particularly the Ivy League, is seen as a defining marker of achievement leading to...
Divorce is often viewed as the end of a chapter, but it is also the beginning of a new financial and personal reality. One important step that many individuals overlook after a divorce is revisiting their estate plan. Updating wills, trusts and beneficiary...
Congress has enacted a new savings vehicle for children known as Trump Accounts established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 federal tax package includes the Working Families Tax Cuts provisions. The program is now part of federal law, and families are...
Divorce has always involved identifying and dividing property. Today, that property increasingly includes assets and accounts that exist only in digital form. From cryptocurrency and online businesses to cloud-stored family photos and social media profiles, digital...
Expert witnesses and reports – these are often a thorn in the side for many lawyers because of the difficult questions they bring up for those who need them. How much will they cost? Is it worth the time and money to have one done? Whom should I hire, or even where do...
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4. Among its many provisions, this widely publicized bill impacted charitable donations and how they can be deducted. These changes have not come into effect yet but will be starting in...
Divorce has far-reaching effects on a person’s physical health, financial stability and long-term well-being. The disparity in insurance coverage between those who have it and those who do not have can often be traced back to bad divorce planning. The current...
Americans love their pets. More specifically, they love their dogs. Sorry cat lovers. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, dog ownership tops cat ownership by a wide margin, with other animals distantly trailing both. Dogs provide us with...
In 2017, a Republican-controlled House and Senate passed the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The TCJA more than doubled the maximum that donors can give their beneficiaries without incurring federal gift or estate taxes. At the end of 2025, several provisions of the...