Before you go on a vacation in a foreign country, you should make plans to see an estate planning attorney. If you are about to undertake...

Arranging your assets so that you will qualify for Medicaid (CA - Medi-Cal), should you ever need to stay in a nursing home for long-term...

You can create a will by purchasing a form online and filing it out. However, it makes no sense to do so. One of the biggest questions...

People often think of retirement planning as saving for their own financial needs, when they are no longer working. They also think of...

If you start Googling for advice about what to do with your estate, you are likely to find some good sources of information. You are also...

A long time ago, only wealthy people had estate plans prepared and the early estate planning options evolved to reflect their needs. They...

When you first signed up for a retirement account, you might not have thought about all the details that were presented to you. This is...

Think for a moment about everything you routinely do to make sure that all of your finances are in order. You pay many kinds of bills,...

Recently, the last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller passed away at the age of 101. His passing has shined the light on an...

Parents want what is best for their children.  There are a few things that should be done before a child goes off to college, according...

An executor needs to be chosen carefully, according to the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog in "Selecting an Executor for Your Estate."...

Forbes recently discussed some possibilities for beneficiaries of IRAs, including the good deals and the bad deals in "What To Do If You...

When our children are young and growing up, we try to teach them how they should act later in life. Every parent knows that the lessons...

Everyone who has ever worked in an estate planning attorney's office, has experienced the following scenario at least once. It is likely...

When a person passes away owing debts, it is important that creditors follow the proper procedures to make their claims against the...

The high costs of funeral services creates a problem, because many people pass away without having the means for their own burials. Their...

A recent trend is for people to treat their pets just like any other member of their family. It is no longer just a dog or a cat. Your...

Creating legal documents online is increasingly common. Many people today, for example, work under contracts that are created online and...

The basic design of hearses has not changed very much over the years. They are somber looking vehicles, usually black, that most closely...

Elder law advocates have been paying a lot of attention to California's new law allowing terminally ill people to seek physician assisted...