Dear Liz: I understand what happens with a living trust when both spouses die at once. But what happens when just one dies? Is the trust tossed out, since the surviving spouse is usually the trustee?

While it can be difficult to confront your own demise, setting up an estate plan is important to ensuring that your wishes are followed and your loved ones taken care of after your death. There are ...

Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, Accident, and Health License in Indiana. He has 8 years experience in finance, from ...

The following contribution to our arbitration symposium is by David Horton. David is an Associate Professor at Loyola, where he joined the faculty in 2009. He primarily writes and teaches in the ...

If you're thinking about estate planning, you've probably come across two common ways to pass along your assets: Trusts and wills. There are big differences between these two legal tools, especially ...

A recent study shows that a majority of Americans — 56% — die without a will or estate plan. The importance of creating and updating a will cannot be understated. One of the most overlooked parts of ...

Trust & Will is an online estate-planning platform that guides users through the will-making process through simple question-and-answer prompts. It provides state-specific instructions for wills and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Along with a Will and a Trust, the most common documents used in estate ...