Maybe those poor Gates kids are getting more than $10 million after all.

If you don’t have a spouse and children, you might not think you need to do any estate planning—but that’s not the case.

Buying a home is one of the most common triggers for creating an estate plan.

Medicare can be confusing. Beware of these missteps — which can hike your costs.

If a person close to you has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, it may be time to address some serious financial questions.

Both of my parents entered a facility on Medicaid in January 2020. My dad passed two months later. Their home was sold in December 2020. My mom has been in rehab since a fall. When would the estate recovery begin? It’s confusing.

At some point in your life, you may find yourself an administrator, a beneficiary or a creditor of a probate estate. You may even want this information for planning your own estate.

Right now, gifts to trusts can take advantage of high tax exemptions and remove future appreciation of assets from taxable estates. One example available to spouses is making a gift to a trust that allows for a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election.

The word “estate” has always been connected to “ultra-rich” families, those with a lot to leave behind after their death. However, definitions have now changed, and anyone who has anything to leave behind needs to plan their estate.

Elder Law is made up of three major categories, which can be broken down further into deeper topics.