Estate Planning
Should I Use a Will or a Revocable Living Trust as My Primary Estate Planning Document? Separating Facts from Fiction. (Updated August 2025)
As part of your base (core) estate plan, you need to determine if a Will or a Revocable Living Trust (RLT) should serve as your ...
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Q&A with Loraine: I have an inherited property with four owners. Two of the owners have signed their parts over to me. Can I sell the property without the other owner signing over his part?
Question: I have an inherited property with four owners (my siblings and me). Two of the owners have signed their parts over to me; therefore, ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Can an executor who is also a beneficiary keep property that’s supposed to be sold and split among the beneficiaries?
What happens if an executor refuses to sell property that is bequeathed to beneficiaries in a Will?
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Q&A with Loraine: Choosing Between a Will and a Living Trust?
Question: What are the pros and cons of choosing a Will versus a Living Trust for estate planning? Which option is generally considered the best ...
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Q&A with Loraine: What happens if your father remarries and leaves everything to his spouse?
Question: What happens if your father remarries and leaves everything to his spouse? My father had a Will that left everything to his spouse. The ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My uncle died with no Will. Could I be one of his heirs?
Question: My uncle died without a Will, and he had no spouse and no children. My dad was the last living sibling, and he doesn’t ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Can I leave a house that’s in my name to my adult son instead of my new husband after I pass?
Question: Can I leave a house that’s in my name to my adult son after I pass instead of my new husband? My father-in-law deeded ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My sister and I are the heirs to my father’s estate. My sister is the administrator. Can she sell land and not give me my half?
Question: My sister and I are the heirs to my father’s estate, and she is the administrator. She sold some property a month ago and ...
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