I'm a 64-year-old single woman with no children, and I'm hoping to protect my estate so that I can leave some to my four brothers and I also have five nephews, one great nephew and one great niece. My ...

A Massachusetts woman gained two long-lost sisters through a DNA test — then tried to net a fortune when she sued them a month later over a malpractice settlement involving their dad. Carmen Thomas, ...

When Sheri Duffy and her ailing mother, Jean, voted for Proposition 19 five years ago, an ad campaign running during episodes of “Judge Judy” convinced them the measure would provide what its title ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to impose a 50 per cent inheritance levy on the super ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has offered a small concession in her Autumn Budget in relation to inheritance tax on farm assets. She has confirmed the 100% agricultural property relief (APR) threshold will ...

Canadians will be travelling over the coming weeks to spend time with family, and some experts say the holidays might be the right time to bring up some important conversations with parents and family ...