“Although most people would not want a court proceeding on death, many people mistakenly think that a will avoids one.” Probate is a...

“Americans are drawn to celebrities. We read about their lives, gossip about their deeds and ogle their pictures. Perhaps it is...

“But while we know about the Queen of Soul’s insistence on being paid in cash for her shows and Prince’s vast Paisley Park estate and...

“Each person must understand their own financial and family situation to determine the best estate planning approach for them.” Let’s be...

“A long life is a great gift, but with the joys come some financial and legal challenges. The earlier you act to address them, the better...

“First, why is a trust better than a will? Can I serve as the trustee? Where do my kids get a copy of the trust after I die?” It is...

“Ever since his untimely death, the press and the public hasn't been able to get enough of Anthony Bourdain. His name caused another...

Some older people like to give everything to their children, while the parents are still alive. This is usually not a very good idea....

While it is not possible to dispel everything that people mistakenly believe about wills and trusts, a few things come up often enough...

Adding a child as the joint tenant of your home to avoid probate is always a very bad idea. Some bad ideas in estate planning never seem...

Living trusts are popular in estate planning right now. If you do not go through an experienced estate planning attorney to get yours, it...

One of the most important things that you can do for your family, is to create an estate plan that makes things as easy as possible for...

In most cases, real estate has to go through the probate process after the owner passes away. That can be avoided. There is a good way...

People will often go to great lengths to make sure that their estates do not have to go through probate. They often fail to take little...

If a close loved one has recently passed away without having a will, you need to know what to do so that the estate can be properly...

If you own a home, then there is a very simple thing that you can do to make it so that your home will not have to go through probate...

Many people think that if they do not have very many assets, then they cannot benefit from getting a living trust. However, they are...

Some common estate planning mistakes are mentioned all the time. There are other common mistakes that receive less attention. There are...

A misconception is going around about estate planning, is that wills do not have to go through the probate process. It is not always...

If you inherit something through a will, you cannot just take the will to the bank and demand they give you the contents of a bank...