Administrative Rules
Ethics
- ACTEC – American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
- Freivogel on Conflicts (A Good Site with Ethics Sources)
Research – Primary Resources
- Archived Issues of the Illinois Register
- IDPH statutes and rules
- Illinois Dept of Aging Statutes and Rules
- Uniform Probate Code
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Compilation of Social Security Laws
- Social Security Rulings
- Social Security Handbook
- Social Security – Survivor's Benefits
- Social Security – What you need to know when getting Retirement or Survivor's Benefits
- U.S. Supreme Court – Recent Estate Planning Decisions
Estate Planning/Administration General
Education & Savings Plans – Section 529 Plan Information
- http://www.401kid.com/
- https//www.brightstartsavings.com/
- http://www.savingforcollege.com/
- Ultimate Reference Material for Trusts
- Bankrate.com (Estate Tax Calculator)
- ABA Probate & Property Magazine
- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid & the Uninsured
- IRS Estates & Gift Taxes
- CPA Journal (Article on Avoiding Probate)
Estate Planning/Probate Forms
- Cook County Court Forms Search
- Online Interactive Small Estate Affidavit – IL Secretary of State
- Texasprobate.com (Texas Forms)
- Washington State Bar Association (Forms)
Probate Dockets
Real Estate Searches
Advance Directives
- Aging with Dignity (Advance Directives & "Five Wishes")
- Article - Finding Our Way Living With Dying In America
Scams, Fraud & Identity Theft
Minimum Distribution Rules
Asset Protection
- Financing Account Receivables for Retirement & Asset Protection
- Asset Protection Corporation (Commentary)
- The Asset Protection Law Center (Asset Protection Commentary)
- Oshins & Associates (Asset Protection Commentary)
Associations Links
- American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
- Chicago Bar Association
- National Lawyers Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
- ACTEC – American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
- Peoria County Bar Association
- National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
- Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
- National Association of Attorney's General - (Elder Law Issues & Medicaid Fraud)
Unclaimed Property
Gift Planning
- Charitable Gift Planning Resources)
- Foundation Center (Foundations & Corporate Giving)
- National Committee on Planned Giving (The professional association for people whose work includes developing, marketing, and administering charitable planned gift)
College Illinois Section 529 Plans
Educational
Organ & Tissue Donation
Viatical Settlements
Agencies
Illinois Compiled Statutes of special interest to Trusts and Estates lawyers
Helpful portions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, available online with the rest of the ILCS courtesy of the Illinois General Assembly (these are the "unofficial ILCS": note the disclaimer).
- All the Compiled Statutes
- 20 ILCS 3955 (Guardianship and Advocacy Act)
- 35 ILCS 405 (llinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act)
- 205 ILCS 620 (Corporate Fiduciary Act)
- 205 ILCS 625 (Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act)
- Chapter 755 (Estates)
- Chapter 760 (Trusts and Fiduciaries)
- Chapter 765 (Property)
Mailing Lists
- ABA-PTL@home.ease.lsoft.com (estate planners and administrators list of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (RPPT) Section of the American Bar Association)
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