Category: Q&A

A no-contest provision in a will or trust prevents you, if you are a beneficiary, from challenging the will simply because you believe it is not fair, and you should have gotten more of the decedent's assets than what the decedent left to you.

As you work with an estate planning attorney, you may come across the term, “durable power of attorney” often interchanged with the term “power of attorney.” Both refer to giving permission to make important decisions on your behalf, but there are important distinctions between the two.