During a recent conversation between my brother, my wife and me, my wife offered — without consulting me beforehand — to provide my brother with an advance on his inheritance. My mother would likely ...

The trust states that the surviving spouse becomes trustee and has the right to amend the trust. Upon the death of both ...

"My stepsister raised concerns with her father that if one spouse outlived the other, the surviving spouse could change the trust." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

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The stepchildren's feelings and behavior remain the great unknown question mark hanging over your head, as your husband rightly alluded to.

We asked estate planning professionals if this skeleton can stay in the closet.