Recently, MarketWatch published an advice column with the following question as its title: "My drug-addicted friend signed away his...

No one can guarantee that they will live a longer than normal life, no matter how much money they have to spend on their health care....

Given the choice, many people would much rather live in the warm, sunny climates of states such as Florida and Arizona instead of the...

Estate planning attorneys always tell their clients that anytime the client undergoes a significant change in life circumstances, the...

The estate tax is a one of those hot button issues over which political parties are sharply divided. While campaigning for the...

Celebrities are perhaps more aware than anyone else, how the media can sometimes appear to randomly decide to focus on one thing and not...

When people plan for their own funerals or for those of recently deceased loved ones, they normally choose from a wide-range of coffins...

If most people were asked what the bestselling DVD on Amazon is at any given time, they would likely choose a recent action blockbuster,...

Estate battles have been going on between siblings for as long as there have been estates and wealthy people who pass away. History books...

On January 20, 2017, the Republican Party will control the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Many people are...

Most Americans do not have estate plans. One of the reasons that they don’t is confusion about what getting an estate plan means and who...

Estate planning today is not just about going to an estate attorney to have a will or a trust drawn up. It also includes making plans for...

Younger people delay getting estate plans for all sorts of reasons. Some think that they are too young for it. Some think that they do...

Too many people think getting an estate plan implemented is an unnecessary and time-consuming bother. It is true that properly planning...

When people get trusts, one of the first things they are told is that they should put all of their important assets into the trust. They...

One of the lasting legacies of the Great Depression will soon come to an end. In response to that crisis, the government greatly...

Whether it is to set up a lasting charitable legacy or to avoid paying the estate tax, creating plans for charitable giving has always...

At this time of year, it can seem like giving to charity is something done with little forethought. It can require no more than dropping...

Wills often sound like simple legal documents. In a sense, they are. They are just a legal way to write down who gets your possessions...

People who are at or near retirement age are getting remarried more often than ever before. Most elder advocates think it is a wonderful...