Estate Planning

If your family contains opposite-gender parents in the first marriage for each and one or more kids, all healthy and thriving, your estate plan will probably be pretty straightforward. But if not, it's not as simple and you have a lot of...

If you have it to give, you certainly can, but there may be consequences should you apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage within five years after each gift.

If you are single, you may not think you need to plan your estate, but single people are in as much need of a plan as anyone else.

Most states either have laws specifically prohibiting pets and humans to be buried together or are silent on the issue. But at least four states have laws allowing some form of combined burial, and the list will undoubtedly grow as demand...

More and more of the music, movies, and books we own exist only online, in digital form. What happens to these collections after the owner's death?  You may be surprised at the answer.

You have just been appointed as an agent, or "attorney-in-fact," under a durable power of attorney. Here are answers to eight frequently asked questions about the agent’s duties, responsibilities and powers under the document.

Being asked to serve as the trustee of the trust of a family member is a great honor. But being a trustee is also a heavy responsibility. Here are six questions to ask before saying "yes."...

One or both parents requiring care can create serious stresses and conflicts within families. Elder mediation is available to resolve family disputes that otherwise may go unaddressed or lead to costly and traumatic litigation.

If you are lucky enough to own a vacation home, then you need to figure out what will happen to it after you are gone. ...