Liza Horvath

Our children may have the expectation of receiving whatever is left of our estates when we die.

As an employer, I view this as just one more way to benefit good employees and help them fund their children’s education and future financial welfare.

Laws are in place that can help dictate how our digital footprint can be dealt with after we are gone, and online sites are required to work with personal representatives...

Even though all three of your kids will share the estate equally, naming all three as co-executors is not a great idea.

Being a wealthy woman, I find that some men feel emasculated by my wealth.

It is simply impossible to anticipate all the possible outcomes of our “planning.”

Finally, depending on how the trust is written, administration costs like legal defense, are charged against the trust and not to an individual beneficiary.

Being sensitive to our children’s vulnerabilities and creating an estate plan to best support them is a loving act.

Putting together a strong estate plan can be time consuming and appear expensive and, moreover, it is rather “un-fun” to contemplate death or incapacity! But, once it’s done, you will...