Question: My mother is on a second marriage. What kind of trusts can you set up to protect her money from a previous marriage? Response: The answer depends a bit on what risks your mother is [...]

Question: My father is in a second marriage and wanted to gift his money to me to protect it from the debts of his spouse and wife’s family. The plan would be to use this gifted money for [...]

Question: My father remarried and wants to grant life estate rights to his new wife. In the event of his death, if she were to remarry, can she grant life estate rights to her new spouse? [...]

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 [...]

Of course, decisions about marriage are based more on feelings of love and need for companionship and security than on legal and financial concerns. But marriage has legal and financial [...]