It may be impossible to prevent relatives from fighting over your will entirely, but there are steps you can take to try to minimize squabbles and ensure your intentions are carried out.

Have you considered your pet or pets when planning your estate? If not, you should, according to The Humane Society...

The knowledge that we will eventually die is one of the things that seems to distinguish humans from other living be...

In this easy-to-read book peppered with entertaining anecdotes, estate planning attorney Steve Allen makes a strong case for not procrastinating in setting up an estate plan.

New research concludes that while the existence of the Medicaid program is discouraging the purchase of long-term ca...

In his October 22, 2006, column, the New York Times's resident ethicist, Randy Cohen, answers a question from...

An attractive way of getting money out of an estate while helping a grandchild pay for college just got even more appealing. Under the recently enacted tax law, starting in 2002 earnings from so-called 529 accounts will no longer...

A Maine law that denies the right to vote to people placed under a guardianship because of 'mental illness' has been declared unconstitutional.

Do you have a will? A durable power of attorney? A health care proxy? If so, no reason to read on. If not, why not? Failure to create an estate plan risks causing discord in your family for...