Articles On:will

August 4, 2025

Cutting Their Estranged Daughter Out of the Will

These rejected parents have attempted to reconnect with their daughter without success. Now they’re ready ...

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Couple looking at computer and papers planning their estate.
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.
June 6, 2022

8 Important End-of-Life Documents

While you may be aware of the benefits of writing a will, other important end-of-life ...

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man meeting with lawyer photo by Natee Meepian Dreamstime. Besides a will, there are other important end-of-life documents that cover a mix of situations from medical concerns to after-death matters.
May 20, 2022

When Family Won’t Make Estate Plans

A woman in her 60s is concerned about her older sister who has done nothing ...

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stubborn elderly women on a park bench. photo by Motortion Dreamstime. Family worries about a 75-year-old mom without a will, power of attorney, AMD, etc. What can be done when family won’t make estate plans?
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.
February 21, 2014

Wills, Living Wills & Power of Attorney: It’s Never too Early

…But it could be too late. You’re pretty sure you’ll live for a good long ...

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