When you use a will to pass along an inheritance, you give up the benefit of privacy. With a living trust, your family's financial matters can be kept under wraps. There's a reason I'm not thrilled ...

The concept of epigenetic inheritance has long been controversial. Some researchers hope that new data on cross-generational effects of environmental exposures will help settle the debate. Andrea ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Probate Law: Judge's Gavel as a symbol of legal system, Themis is the goddess ...

Getting an inheritance is the epitome of a mixed blessing. You receive a financial windfall, but the cause is the death of a loved one. On top of complicated emotions, you may be dealing with the ...

How is the amount of an inheritance advance determined? When advancing an inheritance, companies offer heirs immediate access to their funds by buying a portion of their expected inheritance. It can ...

Sweeping changes to inheritance tax rules could destroy family businesses, an entrepreneur has warned. Alex Lovén, founder of Wrexham-based Net World Sports, said his company could face bills in the ...

My son’s wife had a daughter years before she married my son. Should the daughter get a share of inheritance? Is she even ...

If you suddenly inherited $500,000, what would you do with it? A lot of people very quickly reply, “Pay off the house!” However, in many cases, that instinct to shed yourself of mortgage debt is the ...

Elizabeth Hurley is soon returning to our screens via a new reality television show, The Inheritance. However, in this new gig, her character is dead. Joined by another British TV icon, Robert Rinder, ...