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New Provisions: Adoption, 401K, IRA
The SECURE Act has introduced a new provision that allows the adoptive parent(s) to each draw $5,000 out of their 401k or IRA for adoption-related expenses. This new provision came into effect this year and is a welcome relief for many parents who are planning to adopt. Adopting a child can be an expensive process, […]
Celebrate National Foster Care Month
By: Judy D. Sartain, Esq. May is National Foster Care Month, a month set aside to bring attention to children in the Foster Care system and to promote the public to consider being a placement for a child in need. 2023 Federal Adoption Tax Credit For adoptions finalized in 2023 the maximum credit will be […]
SM&P Employees Plan to Celebrate National Pet Day
Our staff here at SM&P has a reputation for caring — for our clients, our team, and the community at large. It’s no surprise they are a group of pet lovers, too. Several of them were eager to tell us about their fur babies and how they will celebrate them on National Pet Day, April […]
National Pet Day
Our staff here at SM&P has a reputation for caring — for our clients, our team, and the community at large. It’s no surprise they are a group of pet lovers, too. Several of them were eager to tell us about their fur babies and how they will celebrate them on National Pet Day, April […]