It is possible that your children, minor and adult, will not agree on family circumstances, particularly regarding inheriting your estate. Relationships can change and intensify when you die, with underlying issues that bubble to the surface, creating tensions over your…
An estate is administered via probate by naming a personal representative (executor) and distributing assets to beneficiaries. It also requires paying the decedent’s outstanding debts and federal and state taxes. Each state has different laws determining if probate is necessary…
Intestacy laws determine how the decedent's property will be distributed if your loved one died without a will. Also known as intestate succession, it has similarities to the probate process when a will is present. Still, the terms are not…
Most estate planning attorneys can help you avoid probate altogether or minimize its impact. Probate proceedings are part of the public record and can be very time-consuming and expensive. However, in nearly every case, some probate is necessary, so it…