How Do I Cancel a Loved One’s Credit Cards and Manage Their Points, After They Die?
How exactly do you deal with credit cards and rewards points when someone dies?
Can You Be Forced to Inherit a Timeshare?
Many timeshare contracts include a perpetuity clause, which means the contract and all its fees and obligations are yours for life. It may not end there.
What’s the Difference between Per Stirpes vs. Per Capita in Estate Planning?
Here’s a closer look at what per stirpes vs. per capita means.
When Does a Power of Attorney Fail to Do Its Job?
Every estate plan should have a power of attorney, in which you give one or more people authority to act as agents on your behalf when you aren’t able to.
How Does the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Work in Estate Planning?
Estate planning can help you pass on assets to your heirs, while potentially minimizing taxes. When gifting assets, it’s important to consider when and how the generation-skipping tax transfer (GSTT) may apply.
Estate Battle with Millions at Stake in New Orleans
The widow of car-dealership magnate Ray Brandt filed court papers to evict her family from their Old Metairie compound on Tuesday, the latest escalation of a bitter family battle over control of the massive estate that Brandt left behind when he died in late 2019.
Planning Future for Nontraditional Families
Some people are concerned that the new conservative 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court will roll back protections for non-traditional families. Regardless of the decisions at the Supreme Court, or the impact on the state family courts, there are many ways that non-traditional families can maintain control.
‘Real Housewives’ Ex under Temporary Conservatorship
Tom Girardi, estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne, has been placed under a temporary conservatorship.
Now that Seniors are vaccinated will Covid be more prevalent in Youth?
Now that Seniors are vaccinated will Covid be more prevalent in Youth? This is a question to be given some thought. Initially the COVID vaccine is available to first responder’s and people in the healthcare fields and then it goes…
Did the Pandemic Put a Premium on Estate Planning?
More Americans turned their attention to life insurance, wills and trusts last year, as the coronavirus pandemic made the reality of death unavoidable.