Losing a spouse is emotionally shattering, and the financial fallout can quietly compound that grief for years. I focus here ...

Losing a spouse is a profound emotional blow, and it often triggers a second crisis: a financial fog of legal hurdles and ...

Sen. Tim Kaine applauds unanimous Senate passage of a bipartisan bill to expand job counseling to surviving spouses through ...

After losing a spouse, it's important to review your will, as well as your beneficiary designations for retirement and ...

It's of course very difficult to lose your spouse — and some survivors may also have to deal with the shock of higher taxes after their wife or husband dies. That's because after a partner's death, ...

The more prudent move is always to plan for the worst-case scenario” (1). On that note, consider Don, a 66-year-old recent ...

Regarding Bambi Vargo’s Sept. 13 letter, “Sherrod Brown fights for pension fairness” on ensuring full pension benefits to surviving teachers and other public employees after their spouse dies: Could ...

The death of a spouse can be devastating, and in the aftermath, calls from collection agencies about medical bills and other debts could not come at a worse time. But surviving spouses may not be ...

Losing a spouse brings immense emotional weight and, often, unexpected financial decisions. For many surviving spouses, one of the most complicated and confusing tasks is deciding what to do with the ...

Debt collectors may pressure surviving spouses to pay debts they are not legally responsible for. It is important to understand which debts transfer to a surviving spouse, as laws vary by state.

The Supreme Court of Guam has affirmed a lower court ruling that had itself affirmed a decision from the Government of Guam ...