Question: Is there a problem with keeping my daughter’s maiden name on various estate planning documents instead of changing it to her married name? In some places, I have used both names [...]

Question: A friend of mine passed away and had it in her will for her longtime friend who lives in Germany would be her executor and inherit her mobile home and belongings. But now someone from [...]

Question: What is an “estate plan?” Response: Estate planning lawyers use a lot of words that may be confusing to nonlawyers — will, trust, durable power of attorney, health [...]

Question: How often should I review my estate plan? Response: It depends how old you are. Most people don’t do any estate planning until they have children. That’s when they begin to [...]

Question: I have property in Ireland which I would like to have go to relatives in Ireland and the United States. Will my U.S. will and trust be sufficient or do I need to hire a lawyer in [...]

Question: My mother is 88 and had a will drawn up in 1991 when she lived in Oregon. The beneficiaries (my brother and I, 50/50 split) have not changed, and the designated representative (me) has [...]

Question: I would like to put some type of wording in our will that says all assets (IRAs, Retirements, Pensions, stocks/bonds and houses be sold and distributed equally between our family and [...]

Question: What if an unknown Medicaid estate recovery claim pops up, and the surviving spouse is not an explicit heir, but rather beneficiary of a testamentary trust? How does delayed recovery [...]

Question: My wife and I want to make a living will to appoint our married couple friends as guardians of our minor children in the event that both of us pass away. We live in Arkansas and our [...]

Question: My husband is 65 and I’m 62. My husband is divorced with 3 living daughters, all adults with children of their own. Two of his daughters are estranged from us. I am widowed with 4 [...]