MY RECENT COLUMNS on wills and beneficiaries led to a few questions from readers. (By the way, as regular readers of this column know, I encourage a dialogue with my readers. You can write to me at ...

Dear Liz: I understand what happens with a living trust when both spouses die at once. But what happens when just one dies? Is the trust tossed out, since the surviving spouse is usually the trustee?

Estate planning is a crucial part of mapping out your family's future. While there are many different components of an estate plan, wills and trusts are an important part of assuring how your assets ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Elder Law Attorney Kerry Peck joins Wendy ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Elder Law attorney Kerry Peck joins John ...

Trusts and wills are essential tools in estate planning, each providing its unique framework for asset management and distribution after death. Trusts can help you avoid probate, as well as enhanced ...

My recent columns on wills and beneficiaries led to a few questions from readers. (By the way, as regular readers of this column know, I encourage a dialogue with my readers. You can write to me at ...

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy? Think again. In this episode of the HerMoney Podcast, Jean Chatzky sits down with elder law attorney and former NY State legislator Ann-Margaret Carrozza ...

A recent Arkansas Court of Appeals ruling indicates that courts may be unwilling to enforce arbitration provisions set forth in testamentary documents where a beneficiary challenges the validity of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements (DWTA) version 9.0 (manufactured by Michael L.M. Jordan at Thomson Reuters) is a software program designed for the assembly of wills, revocable trusts and other ...