Estate Law

Typically, wills are estate planning documents that do not control where life insurance payouts go. Learn about conflicts between will and life insurance policies from an estate planning and...

Life insurance policies list beneficiaries, and those beneficiaries are not changed through wills. Learn about conflicts between will and life insurance policies from an estate planning and...

Executors or trustees will get life insurance money when it is payable to the estate or a trust. Learn about getting life insurance payable to an estate or trust from an estate planning and...

Most people procrastinate preparing for the future. This is the wrong move. If you plan ahead you can disperse your assets to the person(s)of your choice. Otherwise you will voluntarily hand over...

Across the nation, state departments of revenue hold billions of dollars in unclaimed property. Insurance companies also hold death benefits in cases where heirs cannot be located. An heir...

Life insurance can be simply defined as a contract between the policy owner (insured) and the insurer, in which the insured agrees to pay regular premiums, while the insurer agrees to pay an...

No one wants to think about not being here to enjoy tomorrow and take care of life and loved ones. But it happens to all of us sooner or later. Getting papers and the things we posses in order...

Long-term illness can surprise and ruin anyone's finances. It is important to plan for such a catastrophe before it happens. Many companies offer short-term insurance; but long-term insurance you...

Life insurance is an easy way to begin building an estate. There are two types of life insurance: whole and term. Each has its own benefits. The purpose for taking out life insurance will...

Having life insurance is an easy way to provide an estate after your death. The key is to make sure a creditor cannot attach a value to the policy. Dying is not cheap—the cost of burial alone can...