by dehs | May 5, 2020 | Estate Planning, FAQ, Recent News
Davenport Evans continues to actively provide estate planning services during this time of social distancing. The following estate planning lawyers at Davenport Evans can be contacted by phone or email through these links: Sarah Richardson Larson, Matthew W. Van...
by dehs | May 4, 2020 | Estate Planning, Recent News
On April 19, 2020, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued an emergency order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic entitled, “Amended Emergency Order Regarding Court Reporters, Witnesses and Notarization in Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic” (the “Emergency Order”). The...
by dehs | Apr 30, 2020 | Estate Planning, Recent News
The SECURE Act, more formally known as the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act,” was enacted December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act made significant changes to the rules for distributions from IRAs and retirement plans. Lifetime Distributions Begin...
by dehs | Apr 9, 2020 | Estate Planning, Financial Institutions, General, Recent News
South Dakota’s strides into the digital age continue to change the way financial institutions do business. Last month, our e-newsletter highlighted changes to the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) to allow for legal recognition of blockchain as an electronic...
by dehs | Nov 8, 2019 | Estate Planning, Recent News
The lifetime estate exclusion amount (also sometimes called the estate tax exemption amount, the applicable exclusion amount, or the unified credit amount) has been increased for inflation beginning January 1, 2020. Applicable Exclusion Amount Under the 2010 Tax...
by dehs | Nov 6, 2019 | Estate Planning, Recent News
Many parents today are too busy raising their families to look decades down the road. More than half of all adults in the country haven’t bothered to draw-up a will. Davenport Evans estate planning lawyer Sarah Richardson Larson was recently interviewed for the...
