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Attorneys, Child Custody Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Estate Planning Attorneys, Estate Planning, Probate, & Living Trusts, Family Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Legal Service Plans, Social Security & Disability Law Attorneys, Tax Attorneys, Trust Companies, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys

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Divorce
Child Support
Attorney Christine S. Anderson - October 2012: The New Hampshire Supreme Court recently issued an opinion indicating that life insurance proceeds could be considered income of an individual for purposes of calculating the child support obligation of that individual.
Premarital Agreement
Each year in the spring, existing and prospective clients considering a summer wedding will contact the office to schedule a time to discuss a prenuptial agreement either for themselves of for their young adult children. More and more common these days, prenuptial agreements are part of a typical estate plan for moderately wealthy individuals who want to avoid a potential dispute with a prospective spouse. A Prenuptial Agreement (sometimes referred to as an antenuptial agreement or a premarital agreement) is a written contract which specifies prospective spouses= rights to, and obligations regarding, property division and support in the event of a divorce or the death of one of the parties during the marriage. Prenuptial Agreements are most often used in the context of a second marriage. Prospective spouses may wish to preserve their assets for their children from a first marriage, in the event of their death, or for themselves, in the event of divorce. It has been said that a Prenuptial Agreement is like getting divorced before the wedding. While a Prenuptial Agreement by necessity involves some negotiation between prospective spouses, it need not be a negative experience. If the parties are matter-of-fact in their approach to such an agreement, it is possible that the process can be less emotionally charged.
Guardianship
Guardianship involves the filing of annual accounts with the Court, with the accompanying expense. If you have executed a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and a General Durable Power of Attorney, there should be no need to appoint a Guardian. However, for peace of mind, some clients wish to execute such a document.
Spousal Support
To be considered a valid, binding contract, a Prenuptial Agreement must be fair when it is entered into and fair when it is enforced. It must be procedurally fair and substantively fair. In order to be procedurally fair, certain formalities are required in the way the parties enter into the Agreement. Specifically, each party must have the opportunity to be represented by an attorney. In our office, we strongly recommend that each party have their own attorney. In addition, all assets of both parties must be disclosed to the prospective spouse. The Agreement cannot be signed under duress. To ensure that there is no pressure on a party to sign the Prenuptial Agreement, it is recommended that the Agreement be signed at least 30 days before the wedding and before the invitations are mailed out. The wedding must occur within one year after the date on which the Agreement is signed. Substantive fairness is also required. It is not necessarily going to be considered fair for a spouse to give up all his or her rights to the other spouse=s property in the event of divorce or death, if that spouse would be impoverished as a result. If one party gives up all his or her rights to property and support from the other spouse and if circumstances change between the time when the Agreement is entered into and the time when the Agreement is to be enforced such that the Agreement would be unfair, a Court may not enforce the Agreement. For example, if both spouses are employed with high incomes when the Agreement is entered into, and the Agreement states that no alimony is to be paid by either party, but at the time of a divorce, one party is disabled and will go on welfare if the other party does not contribute to his or her support, then the Court may order that the wealthier spouse pay alimony or property settlement to the disabled spouse. To ensure that an Agreement is later enforced, a property settlement paid by the more wealthy spouse to the less wealthy spouse should be considered.

Criminal Defense
Many attorneys advertise that their services include estate planning. Some of these attorneys also counsel clients on a range of other issues, including divorce, real estate, corporate issues and criminal matters. These attorneys generally practice in all areas of the law and do not choose to concentrate on estate and trust law. With only a general understanding of estate planning, their documents may be similar to the self-prepared documents and not appropriately tailored to your unique family and financial circumstances.

Medicaid Planning
Attorney Ruth Tolf Ansell - December 2013: Every year at this time, many of our clients are thinking of making gifts to their family and friends. Most of these gifts are motivated by love and affection. Some, however, are also motivated by estate tax or Medicaid planning.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
The most popular estate planning document is a Will. In your Will, you may direct the manner in which your property will pass at the time of your death. Property which passes under your Will is subject to the jurisdiction of the Probate Court. If you do not have a Will, the state's laws of intestacy will determine the distribution of your property.
Wills
Attorney Alyssa Graham - August 2014: On July 11, 2014, Governor Maggie Hassan signed into law a bill which amends the laws in New Hampshire relating to Wills and Trusts. The new law, Senate Bill 289, includes among its provisions a process for you to prove your Will and to determine the validity of your Revocable Trust during your lifetime.
Trusts
In some circumstances, clients choose to create an intervivos trust, but do not transfer their assets into the trust prior to death. In most of those cases, the Will provides that the client's assets will pass into the trust at death, to be distributed according to the terms of the trust. This use of a trust will not shield the client's assets from probate, but may lessen the costs associated with trust administration after the client's death.
Power of Attorney
As of January, 2007, the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Will are both part of a single form entitled the "New Hampshire Advance Directive".
Probate

Tax Law
2) Consider Waiting on Tax Motivated Gifts. There are many reasons people make gifts. Often these reasons have nothing to do with tax planning. However, at the same time, some gifts are motivated primarily for estate tax planning purposes, in an attempt to reduce the potential estate tax burden. It is these tax motivated gifts that you may want to consider holding off on until the tax reforms take shape. It is possible that these tax motivations will no longer exist under the new tax regime.

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