It’s August, and that means it’s time to get ready to go back to school for many students. If your child recently graduated from high school and is heading to college in the next few weeks, besides assembling the essentials — such as clothing, toiletries, bedding and a laptop —
You know the importance of having a will. If you die "intestate" (in other words, without a will), your state's laws will determine the disposition of your assets. Your actual wishes will be irrelevant, even though they may be well-known to your friends and relatives. But even if you do
With the different variations of families in today's modern world, complications can arise as to who has the legal right to inherit assets. In some cases, an adult child will come to a lawyer's office after a parent has died to discuss the distribution of the estate -- only to
