Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Probate Law: Judge's Gavel as a symbol of legal system, Themis is the goddess ...

Ian Mingo’s family more than doubled in size last year, after he remarried in his 60s. He is now figuring out how to provide ...

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Receiving an inheritance, whether expected or unexpected, is a bittersweet experience. While the extra money (or assets) may ...

A 17-year-old has been backed online after refusing to share his inheritance with his stepbrother and half-siblings, following pressure from his mother and stepfather. In a post shared on the popular ...

“ [I]f a person holds property at death, it will receive a new basis equal to the fair market value of the property at the ...