A testamentary gift to a beneficiary who is also a witness is presumed void. The reasoning behind this rule is that a witness who will benefit…
Forbes Associate Editor, Ashlea Ebeling, wrote a great article last week about estate planning strategies that can discourage a protracted legal battle after your death.
My kids and I play a Volkswagen Beetle game. It’s not Punch Buggy, but rather a unique game that my family created. New Beetles (I hear…
A man (who I’ll call “Jack”), recently called me in a bit of a panic. His fiancé (“Jill”), with whom he had lived for many years in…
Occasionally, people own property in Texas but reside in another state or country at the time of their death. As a result, they make wills that comply…
A few of weeks ago, my husband called with some exciting news. He earned an all-expense paid trip at work for himself and a…
My colleague, Candice Aiston, an Oregon estate planning attorney, included some sobering statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (pdf) in a recent…
Thanks to Michigan estate planning attorney, Mike Lichterman for sharing this very funny cartoon.