Grandchildren

Gifting assets to your grandchildren isn't just a nice thing to do; it can reduce the size of your estate and the ta...

Passing on money to the next generation is not as straightforward as it might seem. A father-and-son legal team has written a how-to guide to identifying and resolving the many inheritance problems that can arise.

Ohio's highest court has granted visitation rights to two grandparents over the objections of the child's father, bu...

Both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have responded to retirees' and near-retirees' deep concern about the plunging value of their retirement accounts by...

A recent Supreme Court decision limits the amount a trust can deduct from its federal taxes for fees paid to firms that advise on how to invest ...

Conseco Inc., a major long-term care insurer, has transferred more than 140,000 of its policies to an independent trust set up by Pennsylvania, putting...

With the stock market down significantly, some parents are looking at safer ways to save for college...

The Illinois Supreme Court is now weighing the question of whether a trust may dictate whom the beneficiaries can and cannot marry . .

A trust protector is someone who is appointed to watch over a trust that will be in effect for a long time and ensure that it is not adversely affected by any changes in the law or circumstances.