Essita Duncan is the principal for Heritage Hills Law, LLC, a boutique estate planning and administration law firm in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Section’s Rights of Women Committee and Vice Chair of the Section’s Elder Affairs Committee.

Sending a son or daughter off to college, can be a stressful time for parents. With everything going on in the

If you are anything like me, if something happens to my son or daughter, I am ready to swoop in as “the Ultimate Protector” – protecting their interests and managing the situation.

We see it time and time again like a bad rerun, when public figures die with unplanned estates. Family feuds over who gets what are played out in courtrooms across this country from New York to California with lawyers singing all the way to the bank.

You may not be loaded like billionaire investor Robert F. Smith and have the ability to pay off student loans for an entire graduating class, but you can make a difference with the wealth you steward.

Estate planning is much more than having a Will or Trust and Powers of Attorneys. If done right, organizing your affairs can help avoid family feuds, loss of assets, reduce taxes,

Your summer travel plans may look nice and that jump off the cliff into the Caribbean Sea is nothing short of amazing. With everything happening in the world today,

It is finally happening! You said YES. RSVPs confirmed. Chapel booked. Bridesmaids are in formation and your dress is hot off Kleinfelds’ rack.

Do you have a son or daughter preparing to leave the nest for college, the military or a gap year? It may be the right time to start your young adult on the road to a well-planned estate.