Estate planning is a helpful legal method for specifying how personal assets will be distributed in the event of death. The actual execution of a last will and testament, however, can be hindered by complicated family dynamics or disagreements with the prearranged...
Month: January 2013
Trends in estate planning put emphasis on values
Modern families often involve complex relationships, and sometimes this complexity can make decisions difficult during the estate planning process. Individuals creating wills may need to consider stepchildren, divorces, adoptions and other nontraditional family...
Court approves settlement in suit against stalker’s estate
Estate planners use a variety of legal instruments, such as trusts and wills, to distribute an estate's assets. In the wake of a person's passing, there may be tasks related to estate administration that can involve dealing with claims against the estate. The cases...
Homeless man, heir to $300 million fortune, found dead
Individuals who wish to distribute their estates among their heirs may accomplish this with a variety of legal instruments such as wills and trusts. Estate planning should cover as many contingencies as possible to ensure that the beneficiaries receive their shares of...