Monthly Archives: May 2026
What Happens If My Family Or The Funeral Home Buries My Deceased Relative In the Wrong Place?
Burial or cremation of the dead is one of the activities that separates humans from other species. The archaeological remains of even the oldest known human settlements show evidence of well-developed funeral rituals, and each society seems internally consistent in its burial practices. Practices of burial and cremation, known in estate law today as… Read More »
Retirement Feels Out Of Reach For Grandparent Caregivers
Young people do not have an easy time these days, but neither do seniors. Journalists have had a lot to say recently about solo aging, since tens of millions of Americans who will be retiring in the next few years do not have a spouse or children and therefore will be spending their retirement… Read More »
Your Retirement Does Not Have To Be Dismal If You Have No Retirement Savings
Everywhere you look, you see news headlines about how generative artificial intelligence has become so advanced that, within our lifetimes, it will replace virtually every occupation in which humans currently engage. Whether this means financial hardship for almost everyone or basic income for almost everyone depends on what the AI plutocrats decide. Therefore, it… Read More »
Do You Have To Pay A Deceased Family Member’s Debts?
The short answer is no, you do not have to pay the debts that a family member of yours owed when he or she died, but if it were that simple, then why do deceased people’s creditors pursue the decedents’ relatives so relentlessly? Sometimes it is because the creditors are so used to getting… Read More »