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ESTATE PLANNING
Wills
A properly drafted and executed will is one of the most important instruments in an individual's estate planning program. The primary purpose of such a document is not only to establish a testamentary plan, but to do so in a manner that minimizes estate and inheritance taxes.
A trust may be defined as the legal relationship between one person having an equitable ownership in certain property and another person owning the legal title to such property, with the former being entitled to the performance of certainties and the exercise of certain powers by the latter, which performance may be compelled by a court of equity.
Trusts
When transferring property or assets:
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For modern purposes, a deed is a legal document that manifests the transfer of ownership of real property or some interest therein.
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While various types of deeds may be distinguished in many ways, the most useful distinction is the degree to which the grantor covenants that the grantee will enjoy the property undisturbed by the claims of others. More protections I afford to the grantee by special warranty deed, while warranty or general warranty deeds offer maximum protection under the law to a grantee.
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A deed is subject to the law of the jurisdiction in which the property is located. It should be noted however that some jurisdictions establish special requirements with respect to the formalities of execution for deeds that convey local property but which are executed elsewhere.
Property
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