Some things do get better with age. However, unlike fine wine and good cheese, estate plans do not improve after aging. An estate plan...

Attorney-client privilege is one of the most important legal doctrines in the U.S. It allows people to be open and honest with their...

At some point in the future, you will pass away. That is an undeniable fact. You might think that if you live long enough medical science...

Planning for an estate can be complicated. You need to take stock of all of your assets, figure out what should be done with them, and...

You have heard time and time again that if you do not have an estate plan, then you do not get to decide what happens to your property...

There are very few things that can be more destructive to a family than a fight over an estate. Once the fight begins it becomes nearly...

It used to be a complicated process for a married couple to get the most out of the estate tax exemption. When one spouse passed away his...

If you start asking your friends and family or look on the Internet for estate planning advice, then you are likely to receive a lot of...

If you have taken the important steps of going to an estate planning attorney, discussing your wishes for your estate, having the...

Many people have the mistaken idea that getting an estate plan is an overly complicated process. They let this idea stop them from doing...

Many elderly people in the U.S. believe estate planning is something only the very wealthy need. If they only have a few major assets and...

Recently, FOX Business reported on a survey that found some 23% of retired Americans would prefer to spend all of their money and not...

Parents have many good reasons for wanting to leave one child a larger inheritance than another child. The most common reasons are that...

When it comes to the law, having limited information can be dangerous. For example, what if you know there is a default rule that says...

There are all kinds of people in the world who are in need of charitable assistance. Fortunately, there are many others with the means...

Any estate plan is going to be more effective the more you plan ahead for what might happen and the more you prepare your heirs for what...

Americans are continuing to get divorced and remarried at a high rate. This has led to an increasing number of blended families where the...

Humans have always loved their pets or at least thought fondly of them. The last few decades have taken that to an entirely new level....

More than half of American adults do not have a current estate plan. The benefits of having a plan should be obvious. With an estate plan...

If you have ever wanted to move to a different cell phone provider, you are likely to have come across a problem. As long as you signed a...