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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
Cryptocurrency and Taxes: What Your Need to Know
IRS Notice 2014-21 holds that for federal tax purposes, cryptocurrencies are treated as personal property, like a painting or a car.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
Does an Estate Have to Return a Stimulus Check?
Estates have received a stimulus check. The administration, however, has indicated it wants its money back for deceased taxpayers.
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Education Law
COVID-19 is Changing the Way Related Services are Provided
A Look At School Obligations During COVID-19 School Closures and Creative Solutions For Providing Related Services COVID-19 has thrown society into uncertainty.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
How Does The SECURE Act Affect Your Retirement?
Review these key provisions of the SECURE Act and learn how they might affect your current retirement planning.
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Employment Law
SBA Paycheck Protection Loans
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a vital part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
The Potential Pitfalls of Using an Online Will Maker
Here you can review the advantages and disadvantages of using an online will maker for planning a will for yourself or a loved one.
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Zoning and Municipal Law
You Won. You Got Sworn In. Now What?
If you’re like the average citizen in your locality, you really don’t know much about the local government job you just worked hard to get.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
2020 Estate Planning and Federal Estate and Gift Tax Update
We periodically send out updates on estate planning, and as we learn about tax decisions and the tax ramifications going forward. As…
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Education Law
FMLA Leave: Attending Your Child’s IEP Meeting Could be Qualified For Leave
Parents of children with disabilities invest heavily in their children, both in terms of time and resources. A recent opinion letter from the U.S. Department of Labor…
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Supreme Court Decision Impacts Ability to Remove Class Action Cases
On May 28, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an important decision affecting both class-action practice, and litigants’ ability to remove litigation to federal court.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
What is a Power of Attorney for Assets?
It is estimated that only 25-30% of U.S. households have estate planning documents in place.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Untangling the Web: Dividing Co-Ownership of Property
Co-owned Real Estate. The co-ownership of real estate can arise in many different ways. Many times, it is with the best intentions that the parties decide to own…
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Business, Corporate, and Tax Law
Have you Completed Tax Planning for Your Small Business?
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has created new tax planning opportunities for small businesses for the 2018 tax year.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Sharpening the Sword: Amendments to CASPA in 2018
Effective October 10, 2018, the Pennsylvania legislature amended The Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”). CASPA creates standards for contractors, subcontractors…
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Firm News
Immediate-Past Montgomery Bar Association President Joins Timoney Knox
Timoney Knox, LLP is pleased to announce that Eric B. Smith, Esquire, has joined the firm, which is comprised of 25 attorneys representing a diverse practice area. Smith, of Bryn Mawr, focuses his
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
Digital Assets Are Part of Your Estate
Are Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies Part of Your Estate? With the rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, it is important that investors…
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Business, Corporate, and Tax Law
Tax Reform Becomes Law
What is the New Tax Reform Law and What Does it Mean? This morning, the President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Renamed, to comply with Senate…
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Education Law
When Performing IEP Progress Monitoring: Part THREE
Types of Assessments There are a number of different ways that schools measure and report student progress-standardized assessments, results of state-wide assessments, mastery tests…
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Education Law
Where To Find Information About Your Child’s Progress in the IEP: Part Two
This article is the second in a series regarding student educational progress. The next posted article will focus on types of assessments and the limitations of curriculum based measurements in…
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Education Law
Is Your Child Making Progress on the IEP?
The IEP is a multi-page document that contains a significant amount of information about your child and the school’s plan for ensuring that he/she makes meaningful educational …
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Education Law
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion On Special Education Legal Standard
On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District regarding the appropriate level of educational benefit that school…
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Business, Corporate, and Tax Law
Non-Profit Status Alone is Not Enough for Property Tax Exemption
Is a non-profit trust company automatically entitled to a property tax exemption when…
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Education Law
Supreme Court to Hear Transgender School Bathroom Rights Case in March
The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights on March 28, 2017.
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Family Law
In Family Law, the More Things Change The More They Stay The Same
In 2015, the United States Supreme Court held, in Obergefell v. Hodges, that the right to marry is a fundamental constitutional right, which may not be withheld from same sex couples and…
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