Long-Term Care (LTC) is expensive, unpredictable and often prolonged. The projected “great wealth transfer” may therefore become far more concentrated among families who are wealthy enough to absorb years of care costs without exhausting their assets. 05 Aug

US Long-Term Care Costs ‘Eating into’ Family Wealth

23 Jul

New US Tax Laws That Could Impact What Your Heirs Receive

Handling digital assets during probate in Ontario presents a unique legal challenge. This guide outlines the legal and practical steps for executors to manage a modern digital estate. 11 Jun

Handling Digital Assets & Accounts During Ontario Probate

Estate planning law in Canada doesn't change in big, obvious packages. Instead, the rules that control your estate's tax outcome shift one provision at a time... Miss any one of them and your estate plan is optimizing against rules that no longer apply. 04 Jun

What Changed in Canadian Estate Planning Law for 2026?

This guide explains who can be a beneficiary, the different types, the rights you hold as a beneficiary in Ontario, and the rules that decide what happens when something goes wrong. 21 May

The Rights You Hold as a Beneficiary in Ontario

When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law on Feb. 6, 2026, she included an unusual provision: patients requesting medical aid in dying must make an audio or video recording of their oral request... 21 May

Medical Aid in Dying: New York State’s Unusual New Requirement

Ontario’s approach is deliberately cautious. A posthumously conceived child is entitled to inherit only if all statutory requirements are satisfied. 08 May

Posthumous Conception and Inheritance in Ontario

For individuals with cross-border estates, careful planning is essential. For Canadians with connections to European Union member states, this area of law has grown considerably more important... 27 Apr

Canadians with European Assets: Whose Law Governs?

Agricultural Property Relief continues to play an important role in succession planning for UK farmers and landowners, but the rules are changing. This guide explains how it works, following the reforms confirmed by HMRC. 24 Apr

UK Inheritance Tax: Agricultural Property Relief Rules & Reforms

Inheritance laws are shaped by a country’s history, culture, and social values. What might be common in one place, could be completely different elsewhere... These rules often reflect long-standing traditions about family, property, and who should be responsible for what. 22 Apr

Why Do Inheritance Laws Differ So Much Around The World?

A holographic will is a will written entirely in the the will-maker's own handwriting and signed by them, without any witnesses. About half of U.S. states recognize them as legally valid. The rest do not. 04 Apr

Which US States Recognize a Holographic Will as Legally Valid?

Iowa's inheritance tax is fully repealed, but pre-2025 estates still follow the old rules. Here's what beneficiaries and executors should know.... 01 Apr

Iowa State Inheritance Tax Fully Repealed: What You Should Know