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When you are faced with a dilemma or a difficult decision, do you get the very best advice? Perhaps not—and…
Have you decided to disinherit a child, leaving him/her nothing in your will? Perhaps you’re estranged and there’s been no…
It has become a familiar sight online. Someone posts a campaign on a crowdfunding website such as GoFundMe.com asking for…
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Pets offer unconditional love and companionship. They help lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate…and encourage you to be…
It’s not easy to broach certain topics with your elderly parents, especially when your goal is to persuade them to…
When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble.…
Even people who pay attorneys to draft their estate-plan documents often forget to include letters of instruction. These informal documents…
For years, gout was considered a rich man’s illness, the result of overindulging in rich foods. But this painful form…
My father recently passed away after a brief illness. He was 87 and lived a wonderful life…and my mother, sister…
We came close to losing a beloved member of our family recently. My stepdaughter’s indoor cat, Healey, made a run…
Do you run in the other direction when you see a certain neighbor approaching you on the street? Are you…
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You just found out that your mother hasn’t paid her utility bill for months, and now her electricity has been…
