How to make closing your SMSF straightforward for your family

A: One in four SMSFs are single-member funds, and what happens when that member dies is a good question.

What are common reasons for probate delays?

Inheritance Funding reports probate delays can arise from will disputes, incomplete documents, complex assets, outstanding ...

My father’s estate was awarded $50K in a class-action lawsuit. My brother, as executor, kept the money. What can we do?

My pop passed away in 2000. His estate was awarded $50,000 in a class-action lawsuit over his cause of death. My brother was the executor of his estate. My brother retains the money awarded to my ...

Fiduciary Bond: What It Means for Estate, Trust and Probate Duties

What It Means for Estate, Trust and Probate Duties ...
JD Supra

Score Another Round for the Estate: First Department Upholds Right of Deceased LLC Member’s Executor to Pursue Member Rights

In recent years this blog has closely followed caselaw developments concerning the powers of estate representatives of deceased LLC members ...

Write your legacy right: How to make a valid will without hiring a lawyer

You don’t need expensive legal help to make sure your loved ones get what’s rightfully theirs — just clarity and a few smart ...
MarketWatch

I received an inheritance from my father’s estate, but the executor wants me to give it back. What should I do?

My father passed away in January 2022. In June 2022, my childhood home in New Jersey was sold and I was due to receive 20% of my father’s 50% stake in the home. My mother retained the other 50% as ...
Game Rant

What Does Speed Do in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

‘She got divorced 4 years ago’: My friend, 72, has COPD. She has one son. Does she need to write a will?

She got divorced 4 years ago. She has a 32-year-old son. Does she need a will? She has not written a new will since the ...
JD Supra

Is Your Will Valid After You Move? How Relocation Affects Your Estate Plan

According to a recent study conducted by Consumer Affairs, the average American moves 11.7 times in their lifetime. While the majority of these ...
CNN

What does the Argentina bailout have to do with Trump’s likely US farmer bailout?

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. What does the Argentine peso have to do with the price of soybeans in China? A lot, ...