Communication with a spouse who is depressed requires listening skills, discernment, and self-control. Talking through ...

Estate Planning attorney Jim Dougherty reveals key ethical and tax considerations for spousal lifetime access trusts.

Restless and lazy, both at once. It’s an odd mix, and it comes from the Moon pulling at your attention while Mercury pushes ...

Peter Coughlin of Berkshire Money Management recently wrote a blog post that landed with me: Families do not lose wealth only ...

Before Jeffrey Holtaway retired in 2017 from the public health field, he and his wife, Diane, talked a lot about money. Diane Holtaway, who was still working at Rutgers University, planned to stay at ...

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation. Immigration ...

What was once intended to be a time of connection for families can become a legal and emotional balancing act that underscores the importance of clear boundaries, planning, and adherence to ...

The “trophy wife” trope has been given a modern twist. New research shows that after the wedding, beauty-for-status becomes a two-way street, with both husbands and wives adjusting their looks as ...

I want my guest to be comfortable, and I want to avoid discomfort, too. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been the The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and ...

Sometimes, it's easy to look at a couple and know their marriage is on the brink. Other times, the signs that things are slowly unraveling are more subtle and you have to really pay attention to ...

Married couples should understand how Social Security survivors benefits are calculated. Social Security benefits are often the largest source of income for seniors aged 65 and older, according to the ...

It's my understanding that under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a 401(k) participant is married, their spouse is their automatic primary beneficiary. What happens if the participant ...