WHAT IS A QDRO?

Bluebirds of happiness   Retirement plan benefits are frequently divided between husband and wife as part of divorce. The court order dividing a retirement plan is called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO for short (QDRO is pronounced “quad-row”). There are two Read More

ESTATE TAX PORTABILITY

Window of opportunity The IRS has opened a temporary window to apply for retroactive estate tax portability of the unused exemption amount for decedents who died in 2011, 2012, or 2013.  IRS Revenue Procedure 2014-18 issued in late January provides a window for Read More

ESTATE TAXES AND IRAs

Karen S. Hindson Here are some tips about estate taxes and IRAs. If your estate is large enough to be subject to estate taxes, you need to know that a traditional IRA is subject to estate tax on the IRA value prior to Read More

CHILD OVER AGE 14 RIGHT NOT TO VISIT NONCUSTODIAL PARENT

Karen S. Hindson A Georgia child over age 14 has the right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live (O.C.G.A. Section 19-9-3(a)(5)), although the judge can overrule the child’s selection if the judge finds the child’s choice not Read More

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