Question: My sister and I are 50-50 beneficiaries of our mom’s will. Her assets include a house ($250K) and an IRA ($250K). My sister would like to live in the house. I realize the IRA will [...]

Question: I am the executor of my mother’s will. I have 4 siblings that are living. When the will was written up my mother signed and the notary had my son and myself sign as witnesses, not [...]

Question: I’m a decades-long widow. My children (kindergarten then, 40+ years old now) have made me a happy G-Ma! My trust and will were written way back in the 1980s and need updating, BUT [...]

Question: My cousin passed away and left an estate of $1.1 million plus. She had a current will which was conveniently missing at the time of her death due to shenanigans by the public guardian, [...]

Question: My husband and I are both listed on our condo. My husband recently had a cancer scare and would like to put his son on our deed. He says in case something happens to one or both of us, [...]

Question: This question is about an issue that’s rarely discussed: inheritance rights of posthumously conceived children. In my will, my definition of descendants who are eligible for inheritance [...]

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 [...]