Money passed down with good intentions can still create conflict, confusion and long-lasting family tension. In this episode of Celebrity Estates, estate planning attorney Don D. Ford III joins the ...

A Massachusetts woman gained two long-lost sisters through a DNA test — then tried to net a fortune when she sued them a month later over a malpractice settlement involving their dad. Carmen Thomas, ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television is expanding its young adult content, optioning Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ bestselling book series The Inheritance Games for development as a scripted series. The project ...

Brits concerned about leaving a hefty inheritance tax bill behind for loved ones can take advantage of a legal loophole – known as the 7 year inheritance tax rule – that lets them give away as much ...

Grieving the loss of a loved one is hard enough, and families are lucky if they're able to prepare in advance for the worst. What most families aren't prepared for, though, are the predatory calls and ...

A lesser-known inheritance tax loophole is allowing families to save significantly on their IHT bills – and financial advisers say they are using it with more clients than ever since chancellor Rachel ...

We want to hear from you for a New York Times Magazine feature about how much of America’s family wealth is tied up in parents’ homes. By Francesca Mari Francesca Mari covers housing for The New York ...

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In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...