Family Conversations
Second marriages, stepchildren and competing claims
Blended families are common and the default legal arrangements were designed for a different structure, which produces predictable and avoidable conflict.
Topic
inheritance
Every Before Last Wish article tagged inheritance — 2 pieces across 2 sections.
Wills & Estates
Dying without a will: what actually happens
Intestacy rules decide who inherits when there is no will, and they frequently produce results that bear no relation to what the person would have chosen.