Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: My father died over 20 years ago and a succession was filed. Ten years later, my mother had legal papers drawn, ...

Should a property be transferred to a trust, that transaction will draw transfer duty, which at times can be a costly exercise. The reason that, in effect, the owner of the property will actually sell ...

Well, depends on what you mean by dirty, we guess. Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution David Tracey New Society Publishers (2011) The Juno-winning piano quartet will play ...

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner’s property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person’s life. The ...

THE USUFRUCT is a time-honoured device in estate planning, which limits an estate's exposure to various taxes. Unfortunately, in this year's Budget speech then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced ...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court decision that an IRS levy against a decedent’s estate for unpaid taxes took precedence over his children’s claims to the money, which the decedent held in ...

A recent study has highlighted the benefits of offering land to investors on a usufruct basis. Under the usufruct system, land is offered to investors for periods ranging from 40 to 100 years in ...

The Green New Deal has reignited old debates between the left and right in countries around the world. Setting aside climate deniers (if only it were that easy!), the argument is between those who ...

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipalities, represented by the State Property Department, has called on citizens who are beneficiaries of desert homes (Bait Al Bar) and who have not yet been issued usufruct ...