Estate Planning Blog Digest

When you draft your will, you should name an executor.

Amid the grief of losing a loved one, families are dealt additional burdens when the person did not leave behind a will or estate plan.

Grantor retained annuity trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, oh my! If you overhear two estate planning attorneys at a coffee shop, it would not be unreasonable to think that all clients have estate plans filled with trusts.

The three main areas of focus for elder law attorneys include health care, estate and tax planning and guardianship matters.

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan.

Seniors often don’t get enough sleep. Learn how much sleep seniors need, the reasons you might not be sleeping enough and some ways to help get a full night’s sleep.

At the time of Boseman’s death, news came to light that he had married Taylor Simone Ledward a few months earlier and that he had no will.

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (Secure) Act upended inherited IRAs for most non-spousal beneficiaries. The 10-year rule for withdrawing from inherited IRAs eliminated the ability to stretch inherited IRAs for these beneficiaries.

Across the U.S., 892 rural hospitals are either at immediate or high risk of closure.

For those of us with aging parents or other loved ones, there are some important things to consider.