In today's climate of uncertainty—locally, nationally, and globally—the role of estate planners as risk managers is more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. As America stands on the cusp of the largest wealth transfer in history ...

A month after the couple died separately in their New Mexico home, an outside party has been appointed as the representative for their estates.

Putting your home in a trust can protect your assets while you’re alive and make the ownership transfer easier after your ...

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – If you are in estate planning mode, there is a tool that can often be a great way to ensure that your wishes are carried out. Attorney Robert Grimm from Dial, Grimm, Dial joined ...

Halfpoint Images / Getty Images An Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT) is an estate planning tool designed to help individuals manage the tax treatment of certain assets. The IDGT allows ...

Bryan C. Murphy, a Pittsfield native, and attorney in estate, trust and tax planning and administration, has joined Berkshire Law Group as a senior associate attorney.

If you have established a living trust and own real estate, you were likely advised to transfer the real estate to your trust. A living trust may ...

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