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Picture this — a frantic call to the family lawyer by a recent widow we’ll call Fran. Fran had just learned that her deceased husband

A bar owner who never attended college has left $200,000 to the alma mater of her best customers. Ida F. Meyer of Lake Placid, Fla.,

It’s vitally important for everyone to have a plan for their estate, but in the absence of a well-crafted plan, women can be affected more

When people think of estate planning, it is generally thought of only being needed by the ultra-wealthy. Actually though, this isn’t the case. Whether people

Whenever clients ask if they need to update their will or trust, the first question back to them is: “When was it created?” If they

When Craig Evans Carnick accompanied his wife of 46 years to a medical procedure recently, he got a bit of a surprise when he asked

There was one estate planner who had a stroke of marketing brilliance a long time ago. He or she decided that we should call death

A watershed demographic event occurred in the past few years, although without much notice: For the first time in U.S. history, there are more people

Rubin Frels is considered by some as the “godfather of movies in South Texas.” His parents met at the Theatre Victoria, built in 1913. Frels

Estate planning allows you to decide how your assets should be distributed upon your death. In essence it allows control from the grave! And a

Few people get excited about doing estate planning, even though they might recognize the importance of leaving a legacy for their children and grandchildren. If

“Planning for death is a morbid thing to do,” admits Kelli Gardner, an estate attorney in Portsmouth. “People don’t like to deal with unpleasant things.”