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Parting Gifts

Divorcing couples may run the risk of incurring gift tax liability if their attorneys do not draft their settlement agreements with an eye on Internal Revenue Code Section 2702's draconian valuation rules. Despite a recent plateau in divorce rates, the odds still are about even that an American marriage will end in divorce.1 Attorneys who advise wealthy divorcing clients should be aware of the potential

Carlyn S. McCaffrey, John C. McCaffrey | Oct 01, 2005

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Divorcing couples may run the risk of incurring gift tax liability if their attorneys do not draft their settlement agreements with an eye on Internal Revenue Code Section 2702's draconian valuation rules.

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