If you want an extra layer of security and peace of mind, you can create a revocable living trust. A trust would have helped ...

Distributing inheritance can be a difficult process. Luckily, you can take steps so that the things you leave behind get ...

A reader challenged me to write about avoiding probate, which he identified as the evil that led him to suffer years of legal “terrorism,” going through what must have been a brutal lawsuit over his ...

Although most people recognize a last will and testaments as the primary way to pass property upon death, a more powerful estate planning document, the revocable living trust, is becoming ...

We ask estate planning experts how to avoid probate. Because trust us, you don't want your assets to end up there.

When it comes to retirement, it’s not just about having enough to live comfortably; it’s also about protecting what you’ve worked so hard for and making sure it passes smoothly to your kids. So Emily ...

Key steps, taxes and family considerations of inherited property.

Suze Orman shares eight key tips on wills and trusts to help protect your family, reduce stress, and ensure your wishes are ...

That's exactly what happened to Margaret Miller after her husband, David, unexpectedly died only two years after they put their shared assets in a revocable living trust, the Cape Gazette reports.

Q: How do you know if an asset is a probate asset or not? Does it make a difference when creating a will? A: It’s really important to understand the difference between probate assets and non-probate ...

When a person dies, they might expect their remaining assets to follow a common sense line of succession, passing first to their spouse, then to their children. But even when these lines of succession ...