It’s often incredibly difficult to cope with the death of a loved one. A creditor knocking on your door makes it even more difficult. Can
First of all, what is estate planning? It’s the process people follow to protect their estate and their family in case of their incapacitation or
On Thursday, 11/11, Facebook had a bug. It was one that managed to modify user profiles and declare those users dead. Even Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s
Did you know that if someone dies with unpaid bills like a balance on a credit card account, a family member or close friend will
You may think that if you have a will and in it you name the person who should inherit your home, that’s all you have
Even in the 1600s, people wrote wills to designate where they wanted their assets to go after their death. William Shakespeare’s will was signed on
That’s the percent of Americans who do not have a will, according to a Google Consumer survey by USLegalWills.com. A recent Forbes.com article talks about
Although this actually happened in the UK, it could just as easily have happened here. Fred McGuinness owned a scrap yard. When he died at
Earlier this year, we wrote about the first state to adopt the new, revised UFADAA (Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act) recommended statute. This
In August 2013, Lynn Day Arsenault was shot to death by a man she didn’t know. A few months later, her surviving spouse and fourth
Do you have a bank account? What about a brokerage account or life insurance policy? Have you set up an annuity or a retirement plan?
Most blank will forms are based on the assumption that you are part of a traditional nuclear family with a husband, a wife and a
There have been numerous stories lately about Prince and the fact that he had no known will when he died. But he’s not the only
Even though more than 50% of US citizens still don’t have a will, you’d think that the presidents of the United States, with all of
If you’re like most people, you have some kind of debt – a mortgage, a credit card bill, school or a car loan. What happens