Nearly 200 people's estates have gone to the State since 2015 because they did not leave a will and no relative could be found.

I have a child with a disability, who requires constant care. I am becoming increasingly aware that I won’t be around forever, and that I need to plan so my son will be taken care of.

An expert on dementia reviewed medical and other reports on a farmer, whose will is being contested, and found he had capacity to make a will, the High Court has heard.

Making a will is one of the important things you can do to protect your farm and your family’s future, writes Karen Walsh.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

When farm succession goes wrong, those who lose out can fight back, writes Karen Walsh

If a child considers that he or she has not been adequately provided for, or if the will has failed to deliver on a promise or representation made by the deceased, there are a number of court actions available to them.

A person either dies with a will (testate) or without a will or a valid will (intestate), writes Karen Walsh.

Darren Kennedy is one of the few Irish people who has made provision in his will for part of his estate to go to charity, writes Liz O’ Brien.

Karen Walsh asks who’ll dispose of our property when we die, and if it’s a good idea to agree to be an executor

Colm O’Regan reckons if you have any kind of assets worth more than a fiddler’s fart, get your will done.

Only 12% of Irish people plan to leave money to a charity in their will, despite Ireland being ranked as the 9th most generous country in the world.

Planning and advice are needed for a smooth and effective farm succession process

Prince's sister said the superstar musician had no known will as she filed paperwork asking a court in Minneapolis to appoint a special administrator to oversee his estate.

USA: Tourists on a swamp boat tour in south Louisiana gasped as their guide jumped into the water to feed chicken and marshmallows to two alligators-

Families of people who die in Waterford are being forced to wait up to eight months before they can begin to deal with relatives’ wills due to waiting lists at the district probate office.

Poles are divided between praise and condemnation of John Paul II’s secretary for publishing the late pope’s personal notes — against his last will and testament.