It may seem like an afterthought, but naming a beneficiary to your retirement account is critical. Here's why.

What really happens without a will in place Dying without a will means state laws decide who inherits your assets — not you. Probate courts follow intestacy rules to distribute property, often ...

Since we have not addressed estate planning in this column for years, we wanted to dedicate another installment on it.

Attorney Andrea McNairy of Brown & Crouppen Law Firm explains that a will is a legal document that directs how assets are ...

Understand how your 401(k) is handled after your passing, including beneficiary rules and tax implications, to ensure your ...

A will is a legally enforceable document that is a declaration of how a person wishes their property to be distributed after ...

Understand the probate process and its timeline. Learn about filing petitions, identifying assets, notifying beneficiaries and creditors, and ways to avoid probate. Trump started the Iran war with 5 ...

When a person dies, his or her relatives often rush to pay that person's credit cards and other bills. Bad idea. In some circumstances, a bill may never have to be paid. We'll briefly explain how ...

The complex legal process of probate is the subject of a newly released article, “Navigating the Orlando Probate Process: What Every Executor Needs to Know“, featuring insights from Tom Moss, an ...