Residency vs. Domicile – Can NJ and NY Both Tax Your Estate?

Residency vs. Domicile – Can NJ and NY Both Tax Your Estate?
By: Fredrick P. Niemann, a NJ Estate Administration Attorney An often overlooked issue in probate and estate administration is the determination of a decedent’s domicile.  Most times it is usually straightforward.  However sometimes, the decedent’s ties to a particular jurisdiction are unclear. Domicile impacts several aspects of an estate plan, namely “rights concerning property, intestate distribution, and […]
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THE BIG ESTATE PLANNING QUESTION OF 2011
By: Fredrick P. Niemann a N.J. Estate Planning Attorney          Should you exploit the new $5 million lifetime gift exemption? In 2010, Congress voted to give us all a $5 million dollar lifetime gift estate tax individual exemption. In addition, between married couples, upon the death of one spouse, the executor of the estate can elect to transfer any […]
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Employment Retaliation Claims Surging
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Employment Law Attorney in Retaliation Cases The case can be made that discriminating against an individual in the workplace because of the person’s gender, race, religion, and similar characteristics is something of a behavioral aberration that is not a part of human nature—or at least most people would like […]
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