How to handle a belligerent beneficiary

One of the regular readers of this blog (I'm looking at you, webeye) suggested the following article to me. Though the article is Americ...

The Law Show answers questions from beneficiaries: now online

The latest episode of The Law Show is online if you would like to listen. This week, our show was all about beneficiaries. We gathered a bun...

When a lawyer makes a new will for a client, does the beneficiary under the earlier will have rights?

One of the questions I hear regularly from clients, blog readers, and seminar attendees is "can he do that?" Sometimes they are as...

Podcast: How to be a better beneficiary

Our latest podcast is ready for listening. This week we talked about beneficiaries. We covered what they're entitled to do and what they...

Can I leave my siblings out of my will and name overseas friends instead?

There are two sides to every gift under a will. One side is the act of giving the gift. The other side is the act of receiving it. This read...

A beneficiary was banished. Does he still inherit?

This letter from a reader is one of those questions that reminds me of why I blog in the first place. It reminds me of how much misinformati...