Ed Lyon, a pioneering urologist at the University of Chicago, wanted his retirement account to go to his 36 grandchildren. Seven years after his death, his heirs are still fighting to make that happen ...

Twenty-three years ago, in his Design Principles and Design Patterns article, Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin boiled down the Liskov substitution principle to the idea that "derived classes should be ...

The Samsung Group family has completed payment of 12 trillion won ($8.15 billion) in inheritance tax on the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee's estate, valued at approximately 26 trillion won — the ...

At some point in most women’s lives, a familiar line of thinking creeps in—whether on its own or planted by well-meaning parents: What if I don’t get married? What if I never find my person and end up ...

Maryland holds a unique position in the American tax structure as the only state in the U.S. that levies both an estate tax and an additional inheritance tax.. For residents and their heirs, this dual ...

I’m a little ashamed to admit that I often fantasize about being single, considering I live with my long-term partner. Nevertheless, I do. No matter how much guilt I feel for longing for my Tinder ...

Inheritance is one of the last reliable ways for younger Californians to own their first home. About 18% of all property transfers in the state last year, representing nearly 60,000 homes, were made ...

The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and ...

America’s adult children say they are ready to manage that inheritance now. Their parents might disagree. A report from Fidelity Investments sheds new light on an estate-planning generation gap. Aging ...

The traditional American family doesn't look the way it did a generation ago, when there was more likely to be one breadwinner. In two-parent households today, both spouses often work outside the home ...