Recent posts on Jewish Legal Perspectives- Fundamentals of Mesirah
- Decision on liability for unauthorized autopsy
- Appellate Court Affirms Decision Allowing Disinterment
- Seminar: To Be or Not to Be: The Convergence of Halacha, Law and Medicine in Matters of Death and Dying
- Delegating credit matters to employees may obligate business owners
- When Being Lubavitch is Not Enough
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates on the estate tax
Analysis of an interview with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, discussing the estate tax and the moral obligation of the wealthy to society. Should Warren Buffett’s philanthropy be done on a taxable basis? Continue reading
Dementia and the question of testamentary capacity
The issue is the mental state at the moment the will was signed, not the testator’s overall mental decline. A diagnosis of dementia may be an important indication, but it is not necessarily conclusive. Continue reading
Posted in Elder Law, Estate Litigation
Tagged Alzheimer's, dementia, Elder Law, Estate Litigation, testamentary capacity, wills
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Hard work and dumb luck
My recent post, Tough luck for dumb luck, linked an article by Robert H. Frank which disagreed with the contentions that the tax system strains the vital connection between individual effort and reward. Robert H. Frank argued that luck contributed … Continue reading
Life insurance basics
The New York Times published a basic article on life and disability insurance last week. See Life and Disability Insurance: What You Need to Know, Paul Sullivan, New York Times, April 28, 2009. From the article: Life insurance comes in … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Estate Planning, Life Insurance
Tagged Basics, Estate Planning, Life Insurance
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