Articles On:last will and testament

May 1, 2025

Reasons to Disinherit Someone And How To Do It

What if you no longer want to include someone in your will? Well, how you ...

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Couple working with a professional to disinherit someone from your will.
March 24, 2025

Can You Exclude Someone from a Will?

In updating his estate, a woman wonders if it’s ethical and moral to exclude someone ...

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A woman writing her will wonders, can you exclude someone from a will? Image by Katie Nesling
August 8, 2022

Creating Your Ethical Will

When you’re organizing your end-of-life affairs, preparing a will is likely high on your list ...

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Shot of a senior man using a laptop and going through paperwork at home. Photo from Getty Images, courtesy of Family Features and National Funeral Directors Association. An ethical will is a way to convey thoughts, life lessons learned, the intentions behind your will and your wishes for loved ones.
June 13, 2022

Dividing an Estate: Should Everyone Get Equal?

A woman whose three grown children treat her very differently wonders about dividing an estate ...

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woman on swing pondering question - photo by Robert Bayer, Dreamstime. A woman questions dividing an estate among her three grown children: based on how they treat her or a three-way split? “Ask Amy” weighs in.
February 28, 2022

Ask Amy: Family Issues Over Inherited Land

The family issues over inherited land surprises one woman, who feels a strong pull to ...

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Road Through Farmland with fences, cows, red barns, pasture land, and rolling hills. Photo By Denise P Lett Dreamstime. For article, Family issues over inherited land surprises a woman who feels pulled to her ancestors' property and gets ideas for managing the inheritance.