A look at the gap between having estate planning documents and having a plan that actually functions during incapacity, ...

Today’s federal estate and gift tax laws may be remembered as the most generous to wealthy families since the Great Depression. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the federal estate, gift, ...

Probate Initiation: An interested party, often a family member or creditor, petitions the probate court to open an intestate estate. Appointment of Administrator: The court appoints an administrator ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A real estate attorney advises buyers, sellers, and lenders in real estate transactions. Although some states require buyers and sellers to retain legal counsel, most do not. You might consider hiring ...