What Is the Best Way to Make Sure Children Can Handle an Inheritance?
How can you prepare your children to handle the assets they’ll eventually inherit?
Who Owns Marilyn Monroe’s Estate?
There’s no debating the fact that Marilyn Monroe was an icon. She remains one nearly six decades after her mysterious death in 1962 at the age of 36. Monroe and her likeness are still BIG business, generating millions of dollars a year in royalties and license fees.
What Happens When a Homeowner Dies Without a Will?
How do we move into probate, so we do not lose the house and bank accounts, while not killing ourselves in the process?
What Is Fair in a Second Marriage and Estate Planning?
If you are planning to take another walk down the aisle, it is critical to take the time to review and revise your estate plan, especially if meaningful assets and debts are being brought into the marriage.
Why are Beneficiary Designations Important in Estate Planning?
Vanguard has sent me a beneficiary designation verification letter. For the primary beneficiary, it says it will be the person I am married to at the time of my death. For the secondary beneficiary, it says, my descendants “per stirpes.” I have one child. Should the beneficiary designation include his name?
Does Bacon Cause Dementia?
The equivalent of a rasher of bacon per day may increase the risk of dementia, a new study suggests.
Court Victory for Adults Caring for Parents at Home
Advocates are celebrating an important victory for individuals who provide care for their parents at home. The new decision will likely lead to a substantial expansion in the number of homes transferred to those caregivers.
Estate Planning Lessons from Celebrity Nightmares
The press has made much of the handwritten will that Larry King executed in the months before he died and in which he purports to change his prior will executed in 2015, to leave his estate equally between his children.
Proposed Law may Change System of Home and Community-Based Services
Work is underway on legislation that could fundamentally transform the nation’s system of home- and community-based services, eliminating waiting lists and allowing people with disabilities to move across state lines without forfeiting critical services and supports.
What Paperwork Is Needed after Someone Dies?
While the tasks of dealing with an estate after someone passes may be simple administration, the work associated with it is often quite complicated.
