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When Worlds Collide – Some Things Trust and Estate Lawyers Need to Know About Divorce Law
Crossover Issues Between Divorce and Trust and Estate Law Presented by Christopher Moore October 3, 2016 A presentation by Christopher Moore, a specialist in both family law and trust and estate law, before the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council a group of 150 law professionals.
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Torrance, California, September 14, 2016 Christopher Moore, a member of A Better Divorce, a collaborative law group based in the south bay area of Los Angeles County, California, will address the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 3, 2016. The topic will be “Where Death and Divorce Collide: A Few Things Trust and Estate Lawyers…
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This is the forth in a multi-part series by Christopher M. Moore. Read Part 1 (PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS BEFORE AGE 59½ : A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY),  Part 2 (Retirement Plan Interests as Community Property) and Part 3 (Taxation of Retirement Plan Withdrawals) Planning Opportunities The two common opportunities for planning afforded by Code §72(t) are those relating to distribution pursuant to a QDRO and periodic…
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This is the third in a multi-part series by Christopher M. Moore. Read Part 1 (PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS BEFORE AGE 59½ : A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY) and Part 2 (Retirement Plan Interests as Community Property) The rules governing the taxation of retirement plan withdrawals may be summarized as follows: All such withdrawals are ordinary income for federal and state…
Read MoreRetirement Plan Interests as Community Property
This is the second in a multi-part series byChristopher M. Moore. Read Part 1 (PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS BEFORE AGE 59½ : A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY) here. Retirement plan interests are community property to the extent that the benefits are earned or accrued during the marriage.There are two judicially-approved ways to divide the community interest…
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