Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C.

101 Poor Farm Road | Princeton, New Jersey 08540

609-921-6543

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The firm’s Estates & Trusts Practice Group offers a wide array of planning strategies for estates of every size and complexity. The Group’s members are experienced in the fields of federal and state tax laws and related areas relevant to estate planning and administration.

Basic Estate Planning Services for Individuals and Families

Basic estate planning services include the following:

Wills
Trusts to Protect Children & Other Beneficiaries
Designation of Executor, Trustee & Guardian
General Durable Powers of Attorney
Codicils
Living Wills
Medical Powers of Attorney
Elder Law Counseling & Elder Law Resources
Estate Planning for Same-Gender Couples
Digital Asset Planning

Probate and Estate Planning Terms

This glossary of probate and estate planning terms is designed to help navigate the legal language used in estate planning and probate law.

Estate Planning Seminars

The firm’s attorneys present seminars and are available for both in-depth and general programs on a variety of estate planning issues, including the following topics:

The necessity of having a will, living will and power of attorney
Utilization of and general operation of trusts
How to minimize federal and state estate taxes

Sophisticated Estate Planning

Many advanced tax-saving methods and estate planning procedures are available for federal and state taxable estates. The firm’s attorneys prepare documents to help preserve your wealth for you and your heirs. Sophisticated estate planning procedures include the following:

Marital Trusts
Trusts for Non-U.S. Citizens
Disclaimer Trusts
Credit Shelter Trusts
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Qualified Personal Residence Trusts
Charitable Trusts
Lifetime Gift Planning
Utilization of Gift Tax Exclusions
Generation-Skipping Tax Planning
Family Limited Partnerships
Ownership of Assets for Estate Planning Purposes
Special Needs Trusts for Disabled Children
SECURE Act

Estate Administration

In the event of death, The firm’s attorneys can assist you with all aspects of estate administration, including:

Probate Will
Prepare Fiduciary Income Tax Returns
Prepare Decedent’s Final Income Tax Returns
Prepare Federal Estate Tax Returns
Prepare State Inheritance Tax Returns
Prepare State Estate Tax Returns
Transfer & Distribute Property
Guardianship Proceedings
Convey Real Estate
Postmortem Tax Planning
Prepare Estate & Trust Accountings
NJ Ancillary Probate for Non-NJ Resident Decedent

Elder Law Resources

The firm’s estate planning attorneys provide an annotated list of elder law resources to help assist you and your family with elder law issues.

Cecil completes NJILGA 2020 YEAR-END LAW REVIEW

Trishka Waterbury Cecil, Of Counsel with the Firm, has completed her annual Year-End Law Review for 2020 (a/k/a the “Big Book”) which is now available for members on the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (NJILGA) website: https://www.njilga.org/. At a webinar presented on November 19, 2020 at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Virtual Conference, Trishka (NJILGA Past President) and Steve Goodell (Treasurer), highlighted and discussed selected local government cases from the past year and entertained questions and comments from attendees.
Dragan Appointment

Sharon Dragan, a Director with the Firm, has recently been elected to serve as Secretary for the NJ Institute of Local Government Attorneys in 2021. For more information about the NJILGA, see
https://www.njilga.org/about-us/who-are-we.html.
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Employment & Financial Update (10/02/2020)

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