Passing Retirement Plan Assets
A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the basics of passing retirement plan assets after death, covering the following: The use of beneficiary designation forms to pass the retirement plan assets to chosen loved one. The benefit of leaving retirement...

The Lasting Impact of Suicide
I've posted a number of blogs covering assisted suicide but few regarding the potential impacts of a suicide. The following, taken from Colleen Mastony, Witnesses to suicide: A man takes his life, and those who see it are forever haunted,...

Creditor Claims Process in Texas Probate Courts
Gus Tamborello (attorney, Houston) has published his article entitled Creditor Claims in Independent and Dependent Administrations in Texas-Beware of the Trap Doors!, The Advocate, Fall 2009, at 49. The following is the introduction to the article: Handling creditor claims in...

Estate of Just For Feet CEO in Accounting Dispute
The probate court of Alabama is currently hearing an accounting dispute over the Estate of Harold Ruttenberg, former CEO of Just for Feet. The personal representatives of the estate seek approval of their actions and over $15 million dollars in...

Reverse Mortgages -- A disaster waiting to happen?
The potential pitfalls of reverse mortgages are detailed in Reversals of Fortune, Consumer Reports, Sept. 2009, at 35. Here is an excerpt from the article: Reverse mortgages can be valuable as a last resort for seniors who want to stay...