Non-Traditional Families

Question: I’m single, age 71, with no one able or capable to serve as my agent under a durable of attorney. My concern is what happens if I become mentally incapacitated. I have investments [...]

Question: If my sister and I inherited half of our dad’s house after he passed and then his wife went down to the courthouse and filed a life estate is this legally binding? We had no [...]

Question: If my sister and I inherited half of our dad’s house after he passed and then his wife went down to the courthouse and filed a life estate is this legally binding? We had no [...]

Question: My adult son moved from California to Edmonton, Canada. He is not married to the girl he has been living with for almost five years and with whom he has children. What rights do I have [...]

Question: My father was in  long-term care facility for six years paying out of pocket. His wife continued to live in their apartment. Why was she allowed to use dad’s income such as social [...]

Question: I would like to know if a child was interested in purchasing her parents’ home while they are alive and still living at the property and the child wishes to move into the home [...]

Multiple generations have lived together since homo sapiens started walking the earth 100,000 years ago. But that changed in recent centuries as the world industrialized and people started living [...]

If you’re getting married or you’re in a committed relationship and this is not your first gig, you and your fiance or partner shoud consider a prenuptial agreement or, if you’re not [...]

Life can be complicated, especially as people live longer and have more opportunities for relationships. While the Ozzie and Harriet model of a single happy marriage producing healthy children [...]