DNA Tests and Estate Planning
While family inheritance disputes are nothing new, recent cases have exposed new estate planning risks from the first wave of at-home DNA legal challenges.
Older Adults Living Alone Still Need an Estate Plan
Living alone presents specific risks, including delayed care and amplified consequences when health issues or accidents occur, which can be made worse without legal decision-makers in place.
Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Plan Your Will Safe?
If you use a public AI to brainstorm your will or summarize your attorney's advice, you are voluntarily disclosing your private intentions to a third-party platform that can collect, store, and potentially share your data.
Long-Term Care Costs Are Hollowing Out Generational Wealth
A new report suggests that the long-term care system in the U.S. is failing older Americans in their final years while systematically draining the wealth of middle- and lower-income families, making it nearly impossible for the next generation to get a financial foothold.
How a Living Trust Protects Your Finances During Incapacity
Revocable living trusts serve purposes far beyond probate avoidance. Learn how trusts enable seamless financial management if the trustmaker becomes unable to manage their affairs, allowing appointed trustees to handle assets, bills, and health care decisions without court intervention.
New Research on Dementia Risk Factors, Screenings
Reducing the risk of developing dementia and identifying risk early can prove essential for older adults. A growing body of research links dementia to loneliness, depression, insomnia, and even food insecurity.
Free Online Tools for Choosing Where to Retire
Many free online tools can be a good starting point for researching possible retirement locations and helping you to reflect on your preferences or needs.
I’m Being Excluded From the Probate Process. What Do I Do?
Being excluded from probate can feel isolating, unfair, and overwhelming, especially while you are also grieving. However, the law provides meaningful protections and avenues for recourse.
A Quick Guide on Contesting a Will
When a person dies, their last will and testament is meant to provide clarity about how their estate will be distributed. But what happens when you believe that a loved one's will doesn't reflect their true wishes or that something went wrong in the process of creating it?
9 FAQs for Agents Under a Power of Attorney
Serving as an agent under a power of attorney? Learn your fiduciary duties, when authority begins, and how to keep records, avoid liability, handle co-agents, resign, and more.