Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Life estates can provide effective means to create joint ownership of property, avoid probate and transfer property after death without incurring gift taxes. Parents commonly use them to bequeath a ...

As life evolves your estate plan needs to be updated. Life events such as moving, getting a new job, having a child or grandchild, selling a major asset, or experiencing a medical condition can ...

Q: I own a home that my sister and her husband live in, and I claim the homestead exemption on my primary residence. I was told by a real estate title expert that if I sign a revocable life estate ...

'I am not listed on his bank accounts' "I am 70 and could move to a less-expensive town and survive, but I hate to start over at my age." (Photo subject is a model.) Dear Quentin, I'm following up on ...

Due to changes in Medicaid rules, the once-common practice of utilizing a life estate to protect the value of an individual’s residence from long-term care costs, such as a nursing home or assisted ...