One of the primary reasons to create a trust is to avoid excess taxation. Parties who place property into a trust do not have to disclose those assets for taxation or pay taxes on any income that comes from them. However, this can create problems for the beneficiaries of trusts, as they may find that taxation of the assets leaves t...

By Trusts and Estates Attorney Kerri Castellini June 26, 2016, marked the one year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S.____(2015), the landmark case that legalized marriage between same sex couples throughout the United States. The effects of the case have had an impact on many areas of the law, but arguably, a significant impact on estate planning. For the first time in al...

By Trust and Estates Attorney Kerri Castellini (Photo Courtesy of Nico7Martin) On April 21, 2016, the music industry lost an icon with the death of Prince. Born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the artist’s music spanned both generations and genres. Monuments around the world such as th...