by Manish C. Bhatia | May 31, 2011 | News + Trends
As of June 1, 2011, Illinois recognizes civil unions. As discussed in the March 2011 Newsletter, the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act recognizes the members of a civil union in Illinois as having the same rights as the members of a “spousal...
by Manish C. Bhatia | May 31, 2011 | News + Trends
Beginning on July 1st, Illinois’ new Powers of Attorney laws will go into effect. Any Powers of Attorney executed in Illinois on or after July 1 must use forms updated to reflect the changes required by the new law.
by Manish C. Bhatia | Apr 28, 2011 | News + Trends
An outright bequest made either through a Will, Revocable Living Trust or intestacy allows the beneficiary to directly inherit the assets—as long as he or she has reached the age of 18 in Illinois—and do with it as he or she may please. However, there are many...
by Manish C. Bhatia | Apr 28, 2011 | News + Trends
Keeping trust assets out of probate is a benefit that not only reduces legal fees for the estate but also expedites the distribution of assets to beneficiaries. An additional benefit that may apply to you is that placing out-of state property into your Revocable...
by Manish C. Bhatia | Mar 31, 2011 | News + Trends
One of the benefits of Estate Planning is that it forces people to organize their assets, often realizing that they have additional planning needs or that they overlooked a significant detail that may have serious tax consequences. One such detail may be that the...
