If you do not have a will, it might be assumed that your assets will go to your spouse or children. But you might very well be wrong. For...

Every year wealthy people give money to the endowment funds of colleges and universities. What happens to the money, when a school closes...

Every year Americans make big mistakes with Social Security. They choose to leave benefits on the table and do not receive as much as...

Some common estate planning mistakes are mentioned all the time. There are other common mistakes that receive less attention. There are...

Estate planning used to focus almost exclusively on making sure that loved ones received inheritances. Today, it is increasingly...

The IRS recently announced what the annual inflation changes will be for some important taxes for estates and those who are planning...

Two widows are fighting over the remains of a WWII veteran, since they both want him buried near them. Paul Lewis Morigi fought for the...

Formal estate planning laws have been around long enough, that if something bad can happen it likely already has. In estate planning,...

To properly prepare for an emergency, you need to do more than stock up on drinking water and food. You also need to make sure that your...

Older Americans are increasingly getting remarried. Those who do need to understand what it means for their finances and estate plans....

If you have never done any estate planning, you should become familiar with the basic concepts. It is important for everyone to do some...

To save money on funeral expenses, some families give their loved ones' bodies to groups promising to use them for science. The market is...

Executors often want to address past grievances that some family members have with each other. They cannot always do so. Imagine that you...

When parents are about to retire, they need to think about more than just finances and healthcare. They also need to have legal documents...

Parents are often very reluctant to discuss the parents' financial situation with their grown children. It is important to do so for...

Courts in many states today are reviving the old concept of common law marriage. However, not every state is which creates the need for...

Family litigation over an estate can be very nasty and often leads to permanent rifts between family members. To help mitigate this...

While it is not yet certain what might be contained in the anticipated federal tax reform legislation or even if anything at all will...

When a person has children after creating a will, the status of that will varies from state to state. Estate planning attorneys always...

Many people do not think that they need a will. They are all almost always wrong. Everyone with any property at all needs a will. Some of...