What Happens if Family Members Disagree About a Parent’s Estate?

Robert M. HenriksenEstate Planning

A family sitting at the table going over an estate plan

The funeral is over. The casseroles are gone. Now you and your siblings are sitting around the kitchen table with a stack of papers and a thousand questions about what your parent actually wanted. Who decides what happens next, and why does your sister suddenly have the only key to the house? According to a Cerulli Associates wealth transfer report, … Read More

5 Ways to Prevent Family Conflict Through Estate Planning

Robert M. HenriksenEstate Planning

older man with an attorney for estate planning

The funeral was on Tuesday. By Friday, two siblings stopped speaking, the executor was being accused of hiding accounts. A house everyone agreed should be sold sat empty for months. No one set out for it to go this way. The absence of a clear plan made the rest inevitable. According to the Trust & Will 2026 Estate Planning Report, … Read More