Is My Dad’s Timeshare Part of His Estate?

You may hear commercials for companies that say they can get you released from a timeshare purchase and lease agreements. If your parent passes away intestate (without a will) and owned a timeshare, you may not want it.

Common Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid

Here are a few things to avoid on your way to an appointment with a qualified estate planning attorney to discuss your own estate plan, and a couple of others to keep in mind once you get there.

Estate Planning Short-Cuts Create More Problems

My idea: put our accounts in my wife’s name and put the land in our children's names. The way I figure it, when something happens to me, they won't need to do any of that courtroom mumbo jumbo that costs a few thousand dollars. What's your take on the workaround idea?

Why is Angelina Jolie Leaving Her Total Estate to Just One of Her Kids?

Angelina Jolie has reportedly laid out the details of her estate, according to Radar Online, revealing that she plans to leave her $116 million-dollar fortune to only one of her six children, her son Maddox.

Does Estate Planning Include Your Account Passwords?

Estate administration in the digital age requires having a strategy to share passwords to your computer, email and online accounts. Without that, things quickly get complicated.

Forgot to Update Your Beneficiary Designations? Your Ex Will be Delighted

You may be surprised at how easy it is to make an expensive mistake with your beneficiary designations.

How Can a Power of Attorney Mistake Leave You Penniless?

Within a matter of days, Jorgensen became a widow and lost more than $70,000 from the joint bank account she shared with her late husband.

What a Durable Power of Attorney Can Do

In some cases, the parent may have only nominal limitations. In others, a parent may be fully incapacitated. A parent may be mentally capable of handling any situation and physically capable of handling most.

When Was the Last Time You Talked with Your Estate Planning Attorney?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law in December 2017 could have a major impact, not only on estate tax planning but also on income taxes derived from unrealized estate tax consequences.

Being an Adult Means You Need an Estate Plan

Although we typically associate the term “estate” with the ultra-wealthy, estate planning is not just for the rich. Everyone, regardless of family dynamics or financial status, can benefit from having an estate plan—a collection of documents that specify how you want your assets distributed.