Age With Confidence
And Grace
Many people have strong feelings about probate and want to avoid it, but they do not always succeed. Probate is the legal process used to settle a person’s estate after death. It generally involves identifying the deceased person’s assets, paying outstanding debts and...
In estate planning, money and property are distributed after a loved one passes away. Though many people are familiar with wills as a means of distributing assets, trusts can be even more effective. A trust is a legal arrangement where a person, known as the grantor,...
Legal disputes arising during the probate process, the legal process of administering a deceased person's estate, are known as probate litigation. When someone passes away, their assets and debts must be settled and distributed according to their valid will or the...
Planning for end-of-life is never a pleasant or easy topic to think about, let alone talk about. However, if we are honest with ourselves, death is a normal part of life. Planning for how your assets will be distributed after death is critical to financial...
The purpose of probate court is to verify the validity of a will and to ensure that an executor handles the decedent's assets, debts, and final tax filings in accordance with the decedent's wishes and the law. To begin probate, a personal representative or executor...
What if your loved one died intestate, which means without a will? According to your state’s intestacy laws, a probate court will oversee the distribution process of the decedent’s property. Also known as intestate succession, it has similarities to the probate...
One day William’s daughter read in an article that a will was not the best way to leave property to heirs. Wills often involve long and expensive court proceedings and there are other, more-efficient ways to pass on savings to family. But William was a person who knew...
