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	A "Family Limited Partnership" can be used to own and manage your property In a similar manner to a Trust, but allowing additional tax planning techniques to be employed. Family Limited Partnerships are typically used for those who have large estates and thus have a need for specialized estate planning in order to minimize federal and state estate/death/inheritance taxes as well as provide elements of asset protection.

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	Estate Tax Returns Filed in 2001: Gross
	[1] Gross estate is shown at the value used to determine estate tax liability. The value could be determined as of the decedent's date of death or 6 months thereafter (i.e., alternate valuation method).[2] Includes U.S. territories, U.S. citizens domiciled abroad, and a small number of returns for whom State of residence was unknown.[All figures are estimates based on samples--money amounts are in thousands of dollars] in Maryland Gross estate tax purposes 2,009 Gross estate tax Amount 4,202,776 Total allowable deductions Number 2,009 Total allowable deductions Amount 1,990,038 State death tax credit Number 1,067 State death tax credit Amount 117,638 Net estate tax Number 887 Net estate tax Amount 437,532 Source: Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division, Unpublished Data, April 2003.

Our Baltimore Estate Planning Attorneys can help you decide how best to transfer property, and how to resolve other personal matters including tax planning. Estate-planning lawyers can also help you with the most important part of the estate planning process: Making a will.

If you don’t have a will, the state of Baltimore will control who gets your property by default. While most states have their own unique laws descent and property distribution, most states give your children priority when it comes to doling our your possessions.

State laws are modeled after what the legislature thinks most people will want to do, but whatever the laws say might not be in line with your wishes. An estate-planning lawyer can help you draft a will that explains your wishes in great detail.

Our Baltimore Estate Planning Attorneys can also help you set up a trust. A trust holds your property until your death and then disperses the property according to your wishes. Trusts can can be created by your will, or the can be revocable or irrevocable.

Most parents use trusts to better prepare for their children’s needs at the time of their death.

Issues and topics related to Baltimore Estate Planning include:

• Wills and Trusts
• Uniform Probate Code
• Gift Tax
• Asset Protection
• Personal Finances
• Pensions

Contact our Baltimore Estate Planning attorney now to receive a professional consultation.

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