One way to plan financially for long-term care is to create a trust. It can be an incredibly useful tool to protect your assets if you become incapacitated and to shield your assets to qualify for certain long-term care benefits. 23 Jan

How to Use a Trust to Plan for Long-Term Care

Here are nine things to do – and not do – when selecting guardians for a minor child or children. 04 Jan

Choosing a Guardian for a Minor Child: 9 Important Considerations

A living will is an important part of advance care planning, which involves discussing and preparing for future health care decisions in the event you can’t make them. Learn where to find advance directive forms in your state. 31 Oct

Advance Care Planning: Preparing a Living Will

It might be the hardest part of caregiving — watching your loved one slip away step by terrible step, knowing you can’t stop the decline and grieving the loss, long before they’re actually gone. 16 May

Five Steps for Dealing with Anticipatory Grief

When Caretakers Empty the Coffers: A Look at Guardianship Fraud 13 Apr

When Caretakers Empty the Coffers: A Look at Guardianship Fraud

The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning | Inheritance Disputes | Celebrity Estates | Court Battles | Estates Gone Wrong 21 Mar

The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning

Can You Contest a Will That Leaves Your Parent’s Money to a Charity? When Should You Contest Your Parent’s Charitable Will Bequest? 22 Oct

Can You Contest a Will that Leaves Your Parent’s Money to a Charity?

An Oregon woman —who "could not be contacted about the money despite numerous attempts to reach her"— died homeless, unaware she was entitled to over $800,000 in inheritance. 04 Jun

Woman Dies Homeless Unaware of $800k Inheritance

If you’ve unexpectedly taken over legal guardianship of a minor or disabled person, you may be scrambling to figure out what your next steps should be... 21 Nov

What to Do When You Unexpectedly Become a Guardian

Disney is one of the biggest media companies in the world, with an estimated net worth of nearly $130 billion. From a family-trust-fund feud to generous philanthropic endeavors, here's a look at the three generations of the Disney family. 11 Feb

Disney Family Feud as Heirs Battle for $400 Million Trust Fund

The name John Seward Johnson probably means very little to you, but you’ve certainly know the company that Johnson’s father co-founded. That’s right – Johnson & Johnson, the maker of baby products we’ve all used for generations. 27 Aug

Disinherited Children: Battle Over The Johnson & Johnson Legacy

A French court has found eight people guilty of exploiting 92-year-old L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, one of the world's richest people. The verdict brings to an end a long-running case that began with a feud between Mrs Bettencourt and daughter. 28 May

The Exploitation of L’Oreal Heiress Liliane Bettencourt