If you are in a blended family, you may believe the simplest estate plan is the fairest one: “I’ll leave everything to my spouse. They’ll

For some people, the term family meeting may not bring to mind a pleasant gathering where everyone shares fond memories and warm feelings. When someone

When someone calls an estate planning attorney asking for a “quick look” at their documents, the request usually sounds straightforward. Maybe the documents were created

Steward —a term for someone entrusted with the care of something that does not personally belong to them—is commonly used in such realms as business,

When Anna Harp lost her father, Rudolph Clausing , she didn’t get to say goodbye. It was January 2021, during the height of the COVID-19

When planning for your death, there’s one issue you may not have thought about, but is so important to your beneficiaries: will your loved ones

Beyond the practical purpose of transferring assets and reducing taxes, an estate plan reflects love, responsibility, and values. That emotional heaviness may be part of

Personal items accumulated over our lifetimes may be left in estate planning limbo when we pass away. You may have kept many personal effects and