Estate Planning

What do you do when someone you love refuses to get help for health, psychiatric, or addiction issues? An upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians will focus on the Kardashian family's struggles to convince Rob Kardashian to get treatment for alleged drug abuse and depression. Despite their efforts to take Rob to several treatment facilities, he apparently refuses their help. In the show's preview, Khloe pleads with Rob to get help, but he seemingly rebuffs her exhortations.

Organ donation is a legally binding decision if the potential donor is 18 years or older and has registered as a donor through an advanced medical directive, donor registry, or organ donor card. However, recent Arkansas legislation now allows family members to amend or…

This blog has been updated to reflect the initial findings of the police investigation On February 26, police found Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman (age 95) and his wife Betsy Arakawa (age 64) dead in their Santa Fe home. Officers came to the home responding to a neighbor’s…

Candice Bergen is a movie and television star and comedienne best known for her role as Murphy Brown. She is also the author of Knock Wood (1984) and A Fine Romance (2015). Based on her life experience, she could also probably write a book about caring for the critically…

Many undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. have been affected by President Trump’s new push for immigration enforcement. That is why undocumented immigrants who have children, property, and businesses should develop a plan to best manage important matters in their absence. There are estate planning tools to help undocumented…

If Congress does not act, the federal estate tax exemption will revert to $5 million in 2025. This change has taxpayers with significant estates scrambling to reduce the value of their estates and, subsequently, their potential estate tax liability. What Is a Federal Estate Tax? A federal estate…