Map out your family's future and leave a legacy with well-drawn wills, the right types of trusts, and careful estate planning. How do I set up a trust fund? To set up a trust, you first need to ...

estate planners have often taken that quote to heart and acted as though estate planning is fundamentally about death and the avoidance of a resulting death tax. To the contrary, the fundamental ...

Michael T. Clear and Erin D. Nicholls of Wiggin and Dana LLP discuss estate planning among company founders and entrepreneurs ...

Estate planning for singles is crucial for your long-term peace of mind. It lays out what you want to happen to your assets after death and during situations when you can’t make decisions.

Estate planning helps you control who gets your assets when you die and who will make medical decisions if you become incapacitated. Creating a trust and choosing a healthcare proxy are essential ...

Estate planning for singles, like the planning that couples must do, is not rocket science. However, single people have some additional challenges that require careful thought. After I wrote a ...