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Estate Planning Can You Legally Force Someone to Get Treatment?

Can You Legally Force Someone to Get Treatment?

By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Updated by Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on

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...

Estate Planning Can Your Next of Kin Deny Your Organ Donation Request?

Can Your Next of Kin Deny Your Organ Donation Request?

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

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,...

Estate Planning The Simultaneous Death Act and the Estate of Gene Hackman and Wife

The Simultaneous Death Act and the Estate of Gene Hackman and Wife

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

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...

Estate Planning Candice Bergen’s Caregiving Journey and How Estate Planning Can Help

Candice Bergen’s Caregiving Journey and How Estate Planning Can Help

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

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...

Estate Planning How To Protect Children and Property if Facing Deportation

How To Protect Children and Property if Facing Deportation

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

Many undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. have been affected by President Trump’s new push for immigration enforcement. That is why undocumented...

Estate Planning How Will the Federal Estate Tax Exemption Change in 2025 Affect My Estate Planning?

How Will the Federal Estate Tax Exemption Change in 2025 Affect My Estate Planning?

By Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on

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...

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