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The $5 million exemption fromfederal estate taxeliminates the need for many to do complex estate planning. Because the exemption amount is indexed for inflation, a

Moving to New York to avoid state death taxes? Really. John McManus, an estate lawyer in New Providence, N.J., has a retired client pulling in

After nearly 20 years of litigation and fighting in the press, the conflict between the estates of Anna Nicole Smith and her billionaire husband J.

A new federal rule has taken effect aimed at protecting certain spouses of reverse mortgage holders from being forced out of their homes when the

Consider the experience of John J. Scroggin, who runs a tax business and estate-planning firm in Atlanta. His father, who died in 2001, wanted to

There are a lot of books on retirement planning. I attempt to find ones that will cut through the clutter of confusion and help reduce

Can you bequeath your iTunes collection in your will? Does anyone know you have Bitcoins or money in a PayPal account? If you’ve accumulated virtual

A 39-year-old married man with two young children has an extremely successful career. One day he started to feel unwell. Eventual checkups led to a

Robin Williams was many things — a genius comedian, an Academy Award winning actor and generous philanthropist. He was also a father. Early reports suggest

There are countless things to consider and evaluate when you are going to become parents. In addition to all of the new furniture purchases, college

After what sometimes seems like endless years spent raising a child, their adulthood—and all the rights that go with it—may creep up suddenly. And much

In life as in computing, a little planning now prevents a lot of pain down the road. Goodbyes are never easy, particularly if the relationship