There are new internet companies popping every day which offer services for people to leave messages “from the grave.” Some companies offer an option to email everyone on your contact ...
We all have online accounts with passwords and usernames. Most of us also have Facebook pages or Linked In accounts which we monitor and use occasionally or every day depending ...
Knowing the value of your estate is essential in making strategic decisions in your estate plan. Your net worth (assets minus liabilities) dictates not your lifestyle but also what your ...
It is common for grandparents to leave their grandchildren gifts of property, assets or cash. It is also common for grandparents to want children to spend the gifts wisely, rather ...
Many people wait until they die to leave assets and cash to their loved ones but you can start giving to your loved ones now and enjoy actually giving them ...
Animal Companions Cannot Own Property While most of us consider our pets to be part of the family, animals cannot own property legally. For example, an animal cannot open a ...
Distributee is a term used commonly in estate planning but rarely used outside of estate planning. Every state includes a definition section to their laws to clearly convey the intent ...
Under New Jersey law, stepchildren are not treated as “children” for intestate succession and therefore have no automatic right to inherit when someone dies without a will. To ensure a ...
When considering what you might want to include in your will, you should know some things are better addressed in a different document, or not included at all in your ...
In understanding what you can accomplish in your will, it is important to understand the things you cannot do. Below are four important things to know you cannot do in ...