Assets transferred early may be exposed to risks such as creditors, marital disputes, or poor decision-making.

Sometimes, a parent will give money or property to a child or grandchild while the parent is alive. Gifts made while the gift-giver is alive are legally called “inter vivos” gifts. When there are ...

Should an inheritance be strictly an inheritance, to be left to children when their parents die? Or should parents use at least some of that money while they’re still alive to help out their adult ...

DEAR ERIC: The most important family member to me is my brother, the only person who’s been there since my birth and never let me down. We’re both retired, and he’s very, very sick, partly from past ...

Most families have at least one person who says the quiet part out loud at the dinner table. A woman on Mumsnet shared that her husband told her elderly parents they were “headed for the richest ...

Dear Amy: My mother recently died, and I’m expecting a relatively substantial inheritance from her (my dad died several years ago). My younger brother, also not living, has two adult children. My ...

An inheritance is traditionally a gift transferred to a child or grandchild after a person died. You don't necessarily have to wait until you have passed to share some of your estate with your loved ...