Michigan CLE - Trusts and Estates Courses
This is a listing of Trusts and Estates CLE Courses for Michigan. Please make your selection below of Michigan CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
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Navigating the Minefield of Fiduciary Service: A Primer on the Current Landscape of Trustee and Executor Responsibility
The legal obligations of being an executor or trustee is often underestimated. This CLE course will review these responsibilities as well as the legal and practical issues that trustees may confront. The course will offer strategies for managing their responsibility over assets as well as obligations to estate and trust beneficiaries. The course will review case law concerning fiduciary misconduct and offer tips to avoid internal disputes and litigation. More Info
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New Estate Planning Opportunities for Estate Practitioners
Estate planning has always required creativity and broad thinking in order to account for the unknown factors of the future. But with an aging demographic, changes in family lifestyles, tax changes, technology and the need for increased synchronization with CPA’s, wealth managers, insurance agents and attorneys, the job of an estate planner has gotten significantly more complex. This CLE course will explain in detail how to account for all of these factors for successful estate planning that w... More Info
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New Jersey Attorney Trust And Business Accounting Fundamentals
The Court Rules and the RPCs, require attorneys practicing in the State of New Jersey to maintain trust and business accounts. This comprehensive CLE course focuses on the various rules and practical ethics of establishing the trust and business accounts. The course will also offer practical tips on maintaining these types of accounts as well as strategies for avoiding the myriad potential pitfalls and errors that many new attorneys encounter. More Info
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New York’s Brand-New Power of Attorney
Recently new Power of Attorney laws came into effect. In this comprehensive CLE course, Elizabeth Forspan, Esq. of Forspan Klear LLP will explain the primary changes to the POA form and how to plan in accordance with these new changes. The course will review key items to include when preparing new Power of Attorney forms. More Info
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Non-Tax Considerations of Estate Planning
Estate tax exemptions have had a dramatic impact on estate planning. Currently, very few decedents pay an estate tax and that will likely remain the case regardless of whether or not tax reform is enacted. This CLE course will address the wide-range of non-tax factors that affect estate planning. More Info
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Offshore Asset Protection: Exploring the Various Jurisdictions for Protecting your Clients' Assets
The US is considered one of the world’s most litigious societies. But charging others and being charged are two entirely separate matters. This CLE course will help attorneys better advise their clients in how to survive a lawsuit by utilizing offshore asset protection to shield assets from frivolous claims. The course will address how to use various locations such as the Cook Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, and Switzerland, the different types of protections, and their purpose... More Info
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Offshore Versus Domestic Asset Protection, What You Need To Know
Presented by a seasoned Asset Protection Attorney, this CLE course will offer an extensive examination of the most prevalent domestic and international tools designed to protect your clients' assets from legal disputes. The course will cover: An Explanation of Asset Protection The Role of Asset Protection in today's increasingly litigious society A historical timeline tracing the evolution of the Asset Protection Industry A review of the most commonly employed strategies for asset... More Info
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Pitfalls To Avoid When Real Estate and Matrimonial Issues Collide
Matrimonial law requires attorneys to possess a wide breadth of knowledge since it intersects with many other areas of laws including immigration, contracts, criminal law, property, insurance, trusts, estates and taxes. The place where matrimonial and real estate law overlap is particularly complex and fascinating. Divorcing couples typically jointly own at least one piece of property, usually the marital residence, though some couples may own many properties. From rental properties,... More Info
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Planning for Real Estate Owners: Advanced Strategies for Attorneys
This CLE course, designed to provide advisors with the broadest range of solution to tax issues, particular as they relate to real estate holdings, will present how various tax solutions maybe impact their decisions. The course will explain how to utilize knowledge of the income tax, gift tax and estate tax treatments to guide their clients. More Info
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Planning for Tangibles
Trying to plan for tangible property presents a variety of challenges, many of them quite complex. This CLE course explains tangible property and how it is legally defined and presents strategies for planning. The course will address a myriad of issues such as testamentary plan structure, titling considerations and issues related to lifetime giving as well as the emotional component involved in this type of planning. More Info
$291General Credit
