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What will happen to your minor children if you die?

If you’ve got young children, your days are filled with all sorts of activities related to them.  You don’t have time for much else, especially

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July 31, 2016

Can Lucky inherit $100 million?

Lucky is a Siamese cat and, yes, the cat can inherit! Lucille Benton, 70, has decided that she will leave her children their family heirloom

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November 8, 2015

Probate – More public than ever!

  Ancestry.com just announced that they’ve made a new addition to their site.  When you search for someone, you will not only see facts about

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September 20, 2015

3 tips when making estate planning decisions

I came across this blog that was written by Julie Ann Garber, J.D. last year.  It had such good information that I decided to re-post and

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August 16, 2015

Bobbi Kristina had no will – what happens now?

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, died on Sunday, 7/26/2015.  She was only 22 years old and probably had no plans to die

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August 2, 2015

What happens to your casino rewards when you die?

If you’re a member of a casino loyalty program, there may be a great deal of money or comps in your account. When you die,

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August 3, 2014

One thing you should do when putting your affairs in order

A friend sent this to me the other day.  I thought it was worth sharing. The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, “I’ve got

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May 15, 2014

Do you want to stay next to your pet forever?

The Virginia legislature recently amended state burial law to allow cemeteries to provide designated spaces for burying pets in caskets next to their owners. Prior

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March 19, 2014

What has Facebook done to the accounts of deceased people?

Facebook recently announced that they have changed their rules related to memorializing the account of a deceased person.    In the past, Facebook determined who could

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March 4, 2014

The “Aid in Dying” movement – is it a good idea?

According to an article that appeared a few days ago in the New York Times,  there is a new movement in the United States called

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February 11, 2014

Another actor did it wrong. Do you have your plans in place?

Julie Garber, in her weekly blog, wrote about another person who did it wrong.  When actor Paul Walker died in a terrible car crash on

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January 20, 2014

Is there an unclaimed life insurance policy in your future?

I came across an old article in the New York Times about this topic and thought it worth reviewing.  When someone who purchased a life

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January 13, 2014

Have you thought about an at-home funeral?

Until the end of the 19th century, when someone died, it was the norm to keep the body at home where the family would take

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December 29, 2013

What is the most important part of estate planning?

When you do your estate planning, you probably think the most important part of this planning is your Living Will or your Last Will and

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December 12, 2013

One person is the biggest loser – Settlement of the Huguette Clark will dispute

Awhile ago we told you about Huguette Clark, a reclusive multimillionaire who died at the age of 104.  She wrote two wills about six weeks

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November 3, 2013
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