by Christine | Oct 29, 2015 | Inheritance, Wills |
A promise to give an inheritance that is not fulfilled in a will can be challenged, if the promise can be proven and if the court agrees. The nature of the promise made to one woman in Australia is a sad reflection of a troubled family, but it does illustrate how...
by Christine | Oct 7, 2015 | Elder Abuse, Estate Planning, Inheritance |
It’s a sad truth that some of the oldest scams around are still around because they work. They work because people are blinded by the possibility of quickly and easily obtaining huge amounts of money. The best way to protect yourself from these scams is to know that...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2015 | Inheritance |
It’s not exactly what most parents would want their children to use their inheritance for, but we suspect that this mother would have been very proud of her son. John Bickman Walls told his son Pelle Walls, who was then 17, that his mother, Walls’ ex-wife, had...
by Christine | Jul 20, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estates, Family Home, Inheritance, Living Trust, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Tax Planning |
Let's take a closer look at what a life estate is and how using one could help you save your family home. Home is where the heart is. The thought of losing your home can be devastating. What options do you have to prevent this from happening? Motley Fool’s recent...
by Christine | Jul 17, 2015 | Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
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., died March 22 at 103 years of age. “I might as well give it back to the College,” she told her attorney Michael A. Rider, during her...
by Christine | Jun 18, 2015 | Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Have you thought about dying lately? Most of us don't. Make sure you do some estate planning today before things get complicated. End-of-life planning is not a fun topic to think about. Nobody wants to think about passing away, but is that going to change the...
