You may still be recovering from letting your child go to college.  Your feelings were surely a mix of pride, fear, and concern.  Your child is no longer living at home and is out on their own, free of your rules but also your positive daily influence and advice.  You...

You do not have to be "rich" to have an estate or need an estate plan.  Whenever people think of an estate, they often think about expensive cars, multiple vacation homes, or other extravagent symbols of wealth.  However, those things are not necessary for an estate...

When a couple set up a bank account or buy a home, they often elect to own that property as "joint tenants" or "jointly."  Owning property jointly has several appeals, such as automatic inheritance by the surviving spouse after one passes away and the ease of setting...

Many people put off getting a will because they think that their spouse and kids will just get everything automatically anyway.  These people are thinking of state "intestacy" laws that govern what happens to property when there is no will.  These laws vary from state...

Get the Most Out of Your Work with Your Lawyer When you work with an estate planning lawyer, whether to create your own estate plan, help with a loved one's estate, you want to do the best you can to get the best value and quality of work possible.  Here are some tips...