COURSE DESCRIPTION
Martial separation and divorce are times fraught with emotion, but also fraught with financial decisions that have a major estate, trust and tax implications. Transfers pursuant to divorce are generally tax-deferred. But there are many complications, including the transfer of property over time or where the value may not be known, the assumption of debts, the treatment of income held in trust, and also complex issues of beneficiary designations in retirement plans and insurance contracts. If not properly planned, these transfers can have substantially adverse and often unanticipated consequences. Thus program will cover major issues in trust and estate planning for divorce.
- Treatment of income from and property held in trust on divorce
- Traps surrounding beneficiary designations on retirement benefits and insurance contracts
- Opportunities for post-nuptial agreements to resolve lingering disputes
- Issues related to the sale or transfer of personal residences
- Income tax issues when property and debt are separated in divorce
- Health care issues for children, including insurance for the divorcing spouse
- Educational expenses for children over time
Speakers:
Missia H. Vaselaney is a partner in the Cleveland office of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, where her practice focuses on estate planning for individuals and businesses. She also represents clients before federal and state taxing authorities. Ms. Vaselaney is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has been a member of the Steering Committee for AICPA’s National Advanced Estate Planning Conference since 2001. Ms. Vaselaney received her B.A. from the University of Dayton and her J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Michael Sneeringer is a Partner in the Naples, Florida office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, where his practice focuses on trust and estate planning, probate administration, asset protection planning, and tax law. He is an Executive Council member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar and the Articles editor, Trust and Estate, for Probate & Property Magazine.