Though exculpation clauses are contained in many wills and trusts, for many if not most scriveners little thought is given to their use or enforceability or the means to maximize their effectiveness.

Making decisions about your estate planning requires understanding the difference between trusts and wills. Both are ...

A hot issue percolating among the states is whether a clause in a will or trust requiringalternative dispute resolution — usually arbitration — should be enforced by the courts. While initially courts ...

DALLAS — Recently, we FINALLY got to the last item on our 'Death Checklist' by tackling wills. But wills needed two parts. So this is the final part of that final item. As you are making a will, be ...

I was talking to some friends the other day about wills and trusts. They seemed to have a variety of opinions, so can you straighten things out for me? I don’t have a will or a trust, and my financial ...

Dear Liz: I understand what happens with a living trust when both spouses die at once. But what happens when just one dies? Is the trust tossed out, since the surviving spouse is usually the trustee?

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