People who do not have very many assets, still need to get estate plans. However, the best plans for them may not be the same as the best...

Some of the biggest estate planning mistakes that people make are not technically estate planning, but they can have a big effect on an...

Many people get trusts as their primary estate planning instrument because of the estate tax, but trusts do have many other benefits....

If you are expecting your first child, there are a few things that you need to do before the due date to make sure that you are...

If you have a trust, you might find by looking carefully at the estate planning documents that you do not really need to put assets into...

You do not have much reason to fear the federal estate tax, because few estates end up paying it. Even if your estate could be affected...

Everyone needs to prepare for Alzheimer's Disease. They should do so long before they think that they might get it, because it is not...

If you would like to stay in your current home when you are elderly, then you might need to make changes to it now to make it a...

Ethical Wills are an ancient idea that might just be what some families need to help them through the difficult times we face today. We...

Even people who we should be able to trust, can potentially be guilty of fraud. That, unfortunately, includes estate planning attorneys....

Giving gifts to family members is one way to shrink your estate below the estate tax threshold. You can even use those gifts as...

The myth that estate planning is something that only wealthy people need to do is wrong, but ever present. However, in shows about...

If you are looking to save money on your estate plan, then you might think that you should get a will since they are cheaper to get than...

You cannot merely tell your family what should be done with your assets after you pass away. You need to go through the process of...

How to fairly divide an estate between multiple children, can be a difficult question to answer. It can get even more difficult, when the...

If you do not continuously update your estate plan, then it will not be as effective as you want it to be. It can be expensive to do so...

A pet cemetery and crematory in Illinois is accused of giving pet owners the ashes of animals that are not their own. Upon opening the...

More senior citizens are divorcing their spouses than in previous generations. That leads to some estate planning complications. Elderly...

If you are getting married, then you need to create an estate plan or update the one that you already have. There is also something else...

After your get an estate plan, you need to make sure that your spouse knows what to do with it. You can have everything about your estate...