It may be time to contact your estate planning attorney if it has been a while since you updated (or reviewed) your estate plan. Experts...

Estate planning needs to change over your lifetime (believe it or not, it is not a “one and done” thing). When you are in your twenties...

If you are reading this blog, chances are that you thinking about removing someone from your estate. It is a tough choice. But, if you...

When it comes to planning, the focus is typically on making you better prepared for the future. That means limiting taxes, creating wiser...

If you’re in your senior years, you may want to think twice before tying the knot. The love bug can bite at any age, and that can include...

Estate planning is a need, but too often it gets moved down to the list for tomorrow. There are many reasons people put off estate...

One would think that big stars like Prince would have a team of high-powered advisors, compared to the average Joe and Jane. But that...

The largest asset most people have is their family home. If a senior is in a situation where his or her long-term care insurance is...

The federal government estimates that it will cost more than $245,000 to rear a child to an adult. That includes costs like housing,...

The answer to that question has always been an unequivocal “yes”—especially when there’s a spouse, children or stepchildren. However,...

The estate planning laws in many states are pretty straightforward for those who want to donate all or part of their estate to charity....

Two times in the past four years, the attorney for the late publisher Richard Mellon Scaife unduly influenced the billionaire to change...

Can you believe that 37% of second marriages and 74% of third marriages end up in divorce? Those are not good odds. CBS Boston’s recent...

A majority of Americans (about 66%) don’t have a written will, and for most, it’s something they’ve postponed until later. It’s natural...

Congratulations! After putting it off for as long as humanly possible, you’ve finally completed and implemented your estate plan. Check...

Young adults and the millennial children of older adults are not who you’d think of as needing estate planning advice. These people are...

Justin Bieber is only 22-years-old, but it wasn’t long ago he was breaking girls’ hearts around the world with his hit song “Baby.” Now,...

The widow of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee has asked a probate judge to dismiss a claim filed against his estate by his...

Young couples going into their first marriage with little or no assets don’t usually have much to lose by combining their assets as they...

As you get older, you, your older relatives or both may need to address questions about how to leave assets to others when you pass away....