The Supreme Court today made a decision to strike down DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act); this will dramatically expand the access of married gay couples
Someone wrote to us at diesmart.com and said she needed help finding an attorney so she could get an original death certificate of a deceased
You probably know that identity theft is a huge problem in the United States. It occurs when someone uses your name or Social Security number
Yesterday, the Vermont House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that will legalize doctor-assisted suicide. The State Senate had approved the measure previously.
There has been a lot of discussion and controversy over the last few years about what happens to your digital assets when you die. Earlier
The other night, I was at the emergency room of our local hospital and overheard half of a phone conversation. Evidently, a relative had
Over ten million people have purchased long term care insurance, primarily to cover healthcare expenses that may occur in old age or during catastrophic illness.
This is a true and shocking story. John Pittas was ordered by a Pennsylvania court to pay his mother’s $92,943.41 nursing home bill under a
By 2025, it is estimated that more than 50% of all the people who die in the United States will be cremated. Gerard Moline, a
If a deceased loved one was a music lover and you’d like to treat that person to an eternity of music (and we don’t mean
You may not know when you’re going to die, but you know for sure it will happen. A little advance planning of your own funeral
Identity theft of the deceased is a huge problem today. You may think that it is just strangers preying on the families of deceased loved
Although the person is dead, the loan may live on for years…or until it’s paid off. In some instances, death cancels the loan but this
Just as people have become more environmentally conscious and have focused on living “green”, many are thinking about a last green act – a green
Some famous people have had unusual wishes but, because others knew what they wanted, they were carried out. Hunter S. Thompson, an American journalist who