Ever found a few quid under the cushion cover, or in that old wallet you tucked away in the cupboard? People often lose track of their money. They move jobs, houses, towns. Documents get packet up in boxes that are tucked away, computer files get lost, cards go missing. It all adds up. What is not readily known is that […]

The above article reports on a sad circumstance related to body donation. Many people contemplate it for their own body as part of their estate planning. But this article sensationally reports a different time and different circumstance, but nonetheless sad and grief ridden for their relatives. The study of human anatomy has a long and gruesome history. These days it […]

The cost of a funeral is but one of many issues that need review. Many people are unaware that it’s not friends or family who have the legal responsibility of arranging the funeral. Our legal system dictates it is the Executor or Administrator of the estate who has the legal right to decide on the funeral. This rule of law […]

Headlines, like this one, capture our attention, the juicier they are the more likely we are drawn in.  Perhaps, that is why whenever there is a dispute over a large estate, it captures our attention. Only a small fortunate few have multiple millions to cavil over, when the rest of us must make do with the ordinary.  Rarely, if ever, […]