If you want to exclude someone from the will, is it best to leave them a dollar so they can’t challenge being excluded? Can you put in a provision that if they challenge the will, they lose everything?
Estate planning, once limited to human beneficiaries, has now extended to include beloved pets in order to provide for their well-being after the owner’s death.
You’re not too young, you do have enough assets and don’t you want to make things easier for your loved ones after you pass away?
Estate planning involves both trust funds and wills to help ensure the smooth transition of assets to your beneficiaries.
Power of Attorney documents are often an afterthought when someone thinks about their estate plan.
If you are headed somewhere warm to spend the winter months, you will want to be sure you have everything in order before you go.
When someone dies, one of the first questions the attorney will ask is what primary estate planning instrument the decedent had in place.
In my experience, estate planning is one of the areas of personal finance with the most widespread confusion. Unfortunately, this can lead to costly mistakes in time, money and stress on people’s families.
Navigating the often complex world of inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can be daunting, especially in the wake of losing a loved one.
What’s a premarital agreement, how does it work, and what does Costner’s wife, Christine Baumgartner, stand to lose if she challenges theirs?
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