Estate Planning

An executor is the person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased person's estate.

Is your family of the “Leave It to Beaver” variety -- opposite-gender parents, the first marriage for each, one or more kids, all healthy and thriving? If so, your estate plan will probably be pretty straightforward. But if not, it's...

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...

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 dies?...

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 great responsibility, and you need to go into it with your eyes wide open. Here are...

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.