3 Simple Ways to Avoid Probate Costs
3 Simple Ways to Avoid Probate Costs The bad news: When a deceased person’s estate (all of their money and property) has to go through probate (the court-supervised process of distributing a deceased person’s money [...]
Trust Funding: Setting Your Trustee Up for Success
Trust Funding: Setting Your Trustee Up for Success For many people, a revocable living trust is a valuable tool to ensure that their finances are well managed during periods of incapacity and that their loved [...]
How to Help Your Loved Ones (and Assets) Avoid Probate
How to Help Your Loved Ones (and Assets) Avoid Probate Today, many people are using a revocable living trust instead of a will or joint ownership as the foundation of their Estate Plan. When properly [...]
Nosy Neighbor Nellie Can Find Out About Your Probate. Really.
Nosy Neighbor Nellie Can Find Out About Your Probate. Really. Most people think of probate (the process of collecting, managing, and distributing a deceased person’s money and property) as a private process. However, because wills [...]
Legal Requirements to Consider When Selecting an Executor
Legal Requirements to Consider When Selecting an Executor The person you choose to be your executor (sometimes called a personal representative) will play an extremely important role, as that person will be responsible for gathering, [...]
HELP! This Probate Is Taking Forever!!!
HELP! This Probate Is Taking Forever!!! After a loved one dies, their money and property must be distributed to the right people, either according to their will or the state’s default distribution scheme (found in [...]