Host Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, talks about the law and lore of cemeteries with Eric D. Weinstock, and Rich Moylan, president of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. They discuss the regulations governing the upkeep and maintenance of these hallowed grounds, the rules about ownership of funeral plots, and the history and architecture of Green-Wood—sprinkling the conversation with some appropriately dark humor.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Eric D. Weinstock, Senior Counsel, Trusts & Estates
Richard Moylan, President, Green-Wood Cemetery

Music credits:

• Lacrimosa – Mozart, Cover by Vivienne Sängerin - https://www.youtube.com/@viviennesaengerin
• I Met Somebody on the Way to the Cemetery – Mark Bishop, ℗ 2023 Sonlite Records

On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” partner Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein’s Trusts & Estates practice, invites Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Lowenstein Sandler partner and National Chair of the Private Client Services group, and Sandra Swirski, founder of the bipartisan advocacy firm Integer, to discuss how the upcoming 2024 presidential election may affect the taxes you have to pay--exclusions (including the ‘deceased spousal unused exclusion’ or DSUE), and other tax cuts expected to expire soon. In addition to examining the impact of these sunsetting cuts on a particular client, they also address the political and legislative factors that influence these kinds of changes.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Partner, National Chair, Private Client Services
Sandra Swirski, Founder, Integer

On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” Warren K. Racusin welcomes back Sharon L. Klein, President of Family Wealth for the Eastern US Region of Wilmington Trust Company and member of the Estate Planning Hall of Fame, to continue their discussion of Lovey and Hubby, two clients who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and then became embroiled in an extremely contentious divorce. The discussion centers on whether irrevocable trusts, into which marital assets were transferred during the course of the marriage, can be considered part of the marital balance sheet during a divorce. Warren and Sharon also address spousal limited access trusts, the concept of the “floating spouse,” tax liability for grantor trusts, and how estate planning attorneys guide clients through the most difficult periods in their lives.

Speakers:

Warren K. Racusin, Partner and Chair, Trusts & Estates
Sharon L. Klein, EVP, President - Family Wealth, Eastern U.S. Region & Head of National Divorce Advisory Practice, Wilmington Trust, N.A.