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Supreme Court Confirms that Assets Held in an Inherited Individual Retirement Account Are Not Exempt From a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate

On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that inherited IRAs, unlike traditional IRAs, do not receive protection in bankruptcy. Depending on the size of the IRA and the age of the intended beneficiary(ies) and estate planning considerations, IRA holders may wish to consider creating a trust for each intended beneficiary, and designating those trusts […]

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