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Older Couples and Divorce

Payment of estate tax is the greatest economic loss faced by elderly couples who divorce. While married, each spouse may leave all or any portion of his or her estate to the surviving spouse, either in trust or outright, free of all estate and gift tax. This marital deduction, coupled with the applicable exclusion amount and prudent estate planning, saves a married couple a substantial amount of federal estate tax, and in some instances all estate tax, allowing more accumulated wealth to pass to their children and grandchildren.

20 minute read May 30, 2007 at 03:45 PM
By
Gail Goldfarb and Judith E. Siegel-Baum
Older Couples and Divorce

Payment of estate tax is the greatest economic loss faced by elderly couples who divorce. While married, each spouse may leave all or any portion of his or her estate to the surviving spouse, either in trust or outright, free of all estate and gift tax.

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