Losing a loved one is difficult enough, but when wills and inheritance disputes enter the picture, grief can quickly turn into conflict. A new Channel 4 series, The Inheritance, airing from 31 August, ...

Taking care of the business of living is often easier than talking about it. Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney, inheritances and finances are all awkward topics to discuss. Each requires us to ...

Many Americans are banking on an inheritance instead of saving. But health care, debt, and taxes on family homes could shrink ...

New research from a Health and Retirement Study (HRS) found only about two-thirds of those aged over 70 have a will – a significant drop from the mid-1990s, when almost three-quarters of families had ...

The good news is there are estate planning mechanisms that can be put in place so you can have your cake and eat it to, i.e. allow the surviving spouse to enjoy combined assets until they die while ...

A Nashville judge has ruled that three children of the late Glen Campbell have a right to contest the validity of two wills that cut them off from any inheritance from the late singer. In a three-page ...

The Law Commission's Modernising Wills Law reform is set to be one of the most significant changes in legislation for a ...

Tipped as one of the most significant changes in legislation for a lifetime, the Law Commission’s Modernising Wills Law ...

My Legacy umbrella group for charities says three percentage point cut in inheritance tax could treble legacy income from wills ...