Estate Planning

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

When is the best time to do year-end tax planning? Certainly, not after January 1st unless you are planning for the ...

A new AARP report shows how states can stem the "explosion" of financial exploitation cases involving the misuse of powers of attorney...

Prepaying for your funeral is one way to ease the burden on your family following your death and make sure your wishes are carried out. But pre-paid funeral plans come with risks, so you need to exercise care when purchasing...

The estate tax gets all the press, but if you are leaving property to a grandchild, there is an additional tax you should know about. The generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax is a tax on property that is passed from a grandparent...

LegalZoom, one of the most prominent sellers of do-it-yourself wills and other estate planning documents, is the target of a class action lawsuit . . .

Many people believe that if they have a will, their estate planning is complete, but there is much more to a solid estate plan.

A new mortgage product is making "reverse" mortgages more affordable. . .

A power of attorney and a health care proxy are two of the most important estate planning documents you can have, but in some instances they may be useless if they don't comply with the federal privacy law.