As unconscionable as it might seem to most people, scammers and con artists often target elderly people with their schemes. These...

A recent study by Hearts & Wallets found that Baby Boomer parents are split about whether they should leave inheritances for their...

You might have heard the story of Peggy Bush, since a lot has been written about her. It is a rather odd tale and not great public...

Financial abuse of the elderly is a big problem in the United States. Scammers often take advantage of unsophisticated elderly people to...

It is easy to understand why most people think it is always better to inherit a Roth IRA than a traditional IRA. Distributions from the...

Leona Helmsley's estate has received lots of attention for the large amount of money she left for her dog, an amount that was later...

A recent blog by a South Coast Today writer somewhat laments the decline of safe deposit boxes. The article is entitled "Of What Use is a...

Researchers, doctors, elder law advocates and elder law attorneys have long sought a reliable way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before...

In 2002, Mauricio Leyton and his partner David Hunter had a commitment ceremony. This was a ceremony some homosexual couples used to...

Most people have no desire to give their ex-spouses large sums of money years after the divorce. However, as the USA Today explains in...

A recent headline in the Globe and Mail reads "Being executor of a will likely 'most stressful experience you'll ever have'." While that...

It is fairly common for someone to name an adult child, a sibling or even a friend to be the executor of their will. People like...

Reverse mortgages have always seemed like a wonderful solution for retirees who need extra income. In exchange for equity in their homes,...

On June 19, 2013, Stacy Schuett married Lesley Taboada-Hall in a California civil ceremony. The next day Taboada-Hall passed away from...

Scott Weiland, the former lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots, died of an apparent overdose in December while on tour with his new...

One of the big problems for mutual fund shareholders is that they have to keep track of when they purchase all of their shares and what...

Every child in America learns about Rosa Parks. Her refusal to sit at the back of a bus helped spark the civil rights movement that...

Trusts have a time-honored and ancient tradition. There is no shortage of occasions where one person wants a third-party to manage...

A tornado ripped through Perry County in Tennessee in December. Two of its victims, Antonio and Ann Yzaguirre, were killed in their home...

The answer to the question of when you should call an estate planning attorney is "Now" if you do not have an estate plan. There is never...