Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about wills, trusts, and what really happens when family and inheritance collide.

New Jersey’s inheritance tax system operates on a classification system that treats beneficiaries differently based on their relationship to the deceased person. The state divides inheritors into ...

Dear Quentin, My husband and I have a joint investment account with $500,000 in it. It’s money I came into the marriage with ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently boosts the estate tax exemption to $15 million, reducing tax impact for most ...

My husband is inheriting a house from elderly friends, in his name only. It's worth $1 million or more. We do not live in a community-property state. We have one son who is now a young adult. We will ...

Your children are too young to legally own real estate in their own names, so some kind of guardian or trustee would need to ...

On June 30, the Supreme Court of Kenya sparked frustration among many Muslims when it ruled that a child born out of wedlock ...

Later-in-life marriages can invite financial complications. Here's what couples should talk about when it comes to money, assets, benefits, insurance and more before tying the knot (again).

My wife “Sandra” and her siblings recently decided to take one of those Ancestry DNA tests for the purpose of starting a ...

Clients often say to me, “what does that word mean?” I always welcome those questions because the client really needs to know ...

Each state has these default inheritance laws, called “intestate” statutes ... so check with your estate planner if you have ...

Daniel Serafini, the former major league baseball player who is on trial for allegedly murdering his in-laws, listens to closing arguments by the prosecution in Placer Superior Court in Auburn on ...