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Dear Mr. Premack: My friend was very ill and had no will. I got a printed form for her, and she filled it out and signed and dated it. I witnessed it, and we had a notary notarize it. It says I should ...

Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the estate planning questions they’d like us to answer. We’re now back with the experts’ views on the top question on your mind, plus — as a bonus — their ...

Aspen Publishers has recently published the Third Edition of Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants authored by Gerry W. Beyer (Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Profesor of Law, Texas Tech ...

Health systems across the country are encouraging families to talk about end-of-life issues, like the importance of having a living will, when they gather for Thanksgiving. An Erie physician said that ...