Estate Planning Blog Articles

These all-too-common misconceptions can steer your estate plans in the wrong direction right from the start. Here’s how to overcome them and tips to build the right plan for your family.

Consult an elder care lawyer preemptively, to avoid making a panicked phone call in the moment.

Unfortunately, due to hidden resentments, siblings still tend to end up in court suing each other and losing great chunks of their inheritance in the process all too frequently.

For most of us, considering the distribution of the property we have accumulated over our lives is a painful reminder of our mortality.

Should I start collecting Social Security retirement benefits as early as possible, or hold off for longer in exchange for plus-size payments?

Millions of seniors count on Social Security as a major source of retirement income. If you're planning to do the same, you'll need to do your part to avoid reducing your benefits—and that could mean steering clear of the following mistakes.

Planning for unfortunate events is particularly critical in the era of Covid-19.

A will itself is a legal document that describes the process of splitting up one’s personal property and possessions among family and loved ones.

If you decide to leave assets in a trust for your beneficiaries, consider your designation of trustee carefully. The most important person in the trust framework is the trustee, the one responsible for managing trust assets.

My aunt recently asked me to be the executor of her will when she dies. I’m flattered that she asked, but I’m not sure what exactly the job entails.