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A family meeting is essential to determine whether your heirs want the property, and then it’s a matter of choosing the legal arrangement.

Many older adults will struggle with rising costs (health care and otherwise) and not enough savings. Here’s how they can manage lingering student debt.

When the Fed starts cutting interest rates, retirees could see lower yields on fixed-income assets. Social Security’s finances could be impacted, too.

No U.S. jurisdiction requires a will to be typewritten or professionally drafted by an attorney. Anything written down can serve as a valid will if the person who created it has sufficient mental capacity

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - A jury has found that a document handwritten by Aretha Franklin and found stuffed in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid will. Two handwritten wills, one written in 2010 and another in 2014, became the center of a years-long battle over Franklin's $6million estate turning her sons against…

Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklins death, her final wishes are still unsettled. An unusual trial starts next Monday in suburban Detroit where a jury will decide which of

Five years after the death of Aretha Franklin, the final wishes of the music superstar are still unsettled. Thus begins a unique trial, a tale of two wills.

PONTIAC, Michigan (AP): Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins next Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, including one found in couch cushions,...

A dispute over the late singer's estate has pitted son against other sons. A settlement could be reached at any time. But if not it could get messy. One law professor said "going to a jury trial is a war."

Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins next Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, including one found in couch cushions, will guide how her estate is handled. Ted White II believes papers dated in 2010 should mainly control the estate, while Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin favor a 2014 document.