Elvis Presley's Daughter Claims Fortune Is Gone

My Husband’s Will Pits Me Against Our Daughter. What Can I Do?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on wills that create an impossible choice, lying on a job application and bailing out a destitute friend.

What I Want to Hand Down to My Daughters, and What I Don’t

It would seem that family is inescapably about inheritances.

I’m buying a house for my daughter. How should I do it?

Before making a move, consider your overall estate plan.

Should I add my daughter’s name to my home’s deed?

There can be big ramifications for Medicaid and capital gains taxes.

How Can I Easily Pass My Home to My Only Child?

I am a single retired parent to an adult daughter, who is an only child. The home I currently reside for the last 26 years still has a mortgage and the deed is in my name only. I have a will that states everything is left to my daughter, and then to my grandson, if she proceeds me in death. Should my daughter be added to the deed?

What will happen to our house if one of us goes into a care home?

I’m wondering if we should put both our names on the deeds, or try to add our daughter, too

Should I sign over inherited property to my daughters?

I’m in doubt because one of them has a help to buy Isa and this may disqualify her as a first-time buyer

Did a New York Woman Scam Her Own Daughter’s Inheritance?

Sometimes people think that it takes a lot of wealth for problems to arise within families over estates. However, what is a lot for any particular family is relative. People who do not have much wealth will fight over far less money than those who do as is seen in...

Preparing a Revocable Trust? Prepare for a Malpractice Claim, Too

Even highly competent attorneys who conscientiously meet their responsibilities may face the threat of malpractice. And this threat is very real for attorneys who prepare revocable trusts.

When Selling the Family Business Also Means Firing Your Daughter

A Harvard lecturer says family businesses can be complicated, especially if you have to fire your daughter in order to retire.

Many Real Estate Disputes Processed In Small Claims Court

For a variety of reasons, one of the attractive features of small claims court is that no attorneys are allowed. This is a major factor in keeping down the costs of small claims cases, and it is no doubt one of the reasons that so many real-estate related disputes are processed there.

Can my boyfriend claim ownership of my condo if we break up?

A written agreement will protect you in case of a break-up.

Help! My Sister Doesn’t Think My Gay Daughter Deserves the Family Heirloom.