Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
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• Wills
  I could not have found a better person and staff to handle my will and probate. The name Greene has always been special to me. I will tell all I come in contact with about you and your law firm. If I ever needed a lawyer, it would be you and your staff. I am glad we had our wills prepared by you when we did. I chose you because all I can say is I have always liked the Greene law firm.
• Trusts
  There are many types of trusts and it is important to retain an attorney who can guide you in the right choices concerning the type of trust you need to accomplish your goals. A revocable trust fills the need of most people but some need an irrevocable trust for asset protection and other special needs.
• Power of Attorney
  In addition to the will most people add a Durable Power of Attorney, Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  A seizure of property, either real or personal, is very similar to a levy, except the thing seized is not money. The same notices must be sent to the taxpayer for the seizure to be legal. In the case of real property, a legal action, similar to a foreclosure, must be filed in federal court and the seizure approved by a federal judge. If the seizure is found to be legal, the IRS can then sell the property seized and keep all of the money to apply to the taxes owed. The only exception to this is that property that is exempt pursuant to State law is protected from seizure. See “IRS LEVIES” for more details. You can also get more details from a South Carolina IRS Tax Lawyer by calling (864) 271-7940 right away!
• Tax Law
  The 1998 tax law broadened the definition of “Innocent Spouse Relief” so that relief from IRS tax liability is now more available for those spouses who filed tax returns jointly, yet the circumstances demonstrate that it would be unfair for the IRS to hold both spouses equally responsible for the joint tax liability. In many of these tax cases, a spouse is relieved of responsibility to the IRS for tax, interest, and tax penalties on a joint tax return. This is called innocent spouse relief and is usually based on the fact that the spouse was forced in some way to sign the return, she did not examine the return and did not benefit from the money that was not declared on the return.