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Will Revocation Gone Awry

Will Revocation Gone Awry

Revoking a will is one of the simplest of legal actions that a person can undertake. However, a recent case reveals that it is possible

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Hendrix Family Feud Resolved For Now

Hendrix Family Feud Resolved For Now

The latest in a long string of battles between Jimi Hendrix's siblings may have been settled, but with proper estate planning it might not have

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Estate Planning and Bitcoins

Estate Planning and Bitcoins

Some people treat Bitcoins like currency and spend them as such. However, planning for an estate that contains Bitcoins is different than planning for an

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Psychiatrist Alleged to Have Seduced Patient for an Estate

Psychiatrist Alleged to Have Seduced Patient for an Estate

Allegations of undue influence in estates normally involve an elderly person who is alleged to have been wrongly influenced by a caretaker into leaving an

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“Unreasonable” Disinheritance Overturned

“Unreasonable” Disinheritance Overturned

The normal rule is that a person can do whatever he or she wishes with an estate plan, as long as a few basic principles

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Disinherited Son Sues Siblings

Disinherited Son Sues Siblings

When one child is left out of a will without explanation, it often leads to problems with other siblings. Such is the case with one

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There Is No Digital Account Too Small for Estate Planning

There Is No Digital Account Too Small for Estate Planning

When WGN-TV reporter Randi Belisomo lost her husband Carlos to colon cancer in 2010, she couldn’t fix the cable because he was the only one

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Is Your Mom Lizzie from Ireland? You May Be an Heir to $788,000

Is Your Mom Lizzie from Ireland? You May Be an Heir to $788,000

The BBC program “Heir Hunters” has been working with Finders International, a group that traces missing heirs, to find a rightful claimant. Tracing a long

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Will Forgery Suspect Gets Caught

Will Forgery Suspect Gets Caught

On April 28, a victim told police that one of their relatives had died and she had found out that a new will had been

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Consider The Risks Before Downloading Those Documents

Consider The Risks Before Downloading Those Documents

People have many options today for creating their own estate planning documents. Forms can be purchased quickly from websites and books. However, trying to create

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How to Designate Beneficiaries / York, PA

How to Designate Beneficiaries / York, PA

Retirement accounts, life insurance and similar items have become an important part of many people's estate plans. In some cases, they are the only estate

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Can You Trust Your Doctor with Your Will? / York, PA

Can You Trust Your Doctor with Your Will? / York, PA

Doctors are normally viewed as trustworthy. We trust them with our lives. A lawsuit in New York suggests that it might not be wise to

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