Overturning Humphrey’s Executor would gut independent agencies. The Supreme Court still has a principled way out.

Being asked to be an executor of someone’s last will and testament is in many ways a great honour. What higher compliment can you receive than being entrusted to put into motion the final wishes of ...

(This article is adapted from the new book 5@55: The 5 Essential Legal Documents You Need by Age 55.) One of the most important things someone can do to best ensure their estate is handled without a ...

Copies of Jeffrey Epstein’s last will and testament show that the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier provide a real-time glimpse of the power players who were part of his life.

A last will and testament ensures your belongings are bequeathed to your family and your last earthly wishes are fulfilled after your death. But getting your affairs in order in the social media age ...

Executors have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the estate and its beneficiaries. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

At the time, the attorney said all beneficiaries needed to wait eight months before the proceeds of the sale would be ...

Q. My sister and I are both equal beneficiaries of my mother’s estate in New Jersey. We also both hired attorneys and the executor, a family friend, is moving slowly. It’s been more than a year and ...

Consider the hypothetical case of Jessica from Minneapolis, whose father died four years ago. She was entitled to a ...