You and your partner have many financial and legal tools available for estate planning. You’ve probably heard of both wills and trusts, but it can be easy to confuse the two. What are they, what are the differences between them, and which one is better? This quick guide can help you understand them better and […]

Estate planning includes a lot of small details. Whether your spouse is your estate’s executor or not, they’ll have to deal with those details — and taxes could be near the top of the list. Even in death, you may still need to pay federal and state levies, depending on what your estate’s financial picture […]

More Americans are making their wills in 2020 and 2021, thanks to our global pandemic. CNBC mentions a recent LegalZoom survey: Around 32% of people aged 18 to 34 drew up a will because of COVID-19. But physical distancing brings its own challenges. With stringent legal requirements for wills, some states are reexamining parts of […]