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When the famous Texas attorney John O’Quinn died in 2009, he had over 1,200 automobiles—but no children and no heirs. Gerald Treece, who was a

Some people have a somewhat unique estate planning challenge: they’re childless and not sure what should happen to the assets they leave behind or whom

“You can’t be forced to take on the burdens of the administration of an estate, merely because you are an heir.” If your father died

When you look at the desired traits of an executor for your estate, look for a person who has the capacity to carry out the

Have you considered creating your own estate plan from a template on a website, instead of using the services of a qualified estate planning attorney?

Many of us are not very proactive in estate planning or aware of the issues of elder law, even though we know that eventually we

During the estate planning process, you need to select an executor to carry out your wishes. Insurance News provides some things you should know about

Being named an executor of a will is a big responsibility. However, most individuals selected know nothing about what they need to do in the

If you and your spouse have no children, are retired and have a sizable estate, MarketWatch asks whether it is okay to use an attorney

Morningstar's April 18th article "How to Create a Master Directory" says that a lot of the work of sifting through documents and files would be

If you find your late mom's safe had $100,000 but never added it to her assets, you need to report it, no matter how tempting

"If she had an estate plan, who did she leave it to?" When Nelle Harper Lee died last week in Alabama, she left the world