Estate Planning Is Important, No Matter Your Station In Life Only about 44% of Americans have signed a Will, the most fundamental and well-known estate planning document. Without a Will,…
Simple Estate Planning From A Distance Executors take on a lot of responsibility. Gathering assets, notifying heirs, and reviewing claims against the estate take time. It’s that much more difficult…
Judge Wapner of the television show The People’s Court often told people, “Get it in writing.” That idea – get it in writing – is so true in many situations,…
Managing the probate process for an estate can be complicated, and even more so when the decedent lives in one state and owns property in another. If a member of…
After Someone Dies Their Estate Lives On – At Least Until The Probate Process Has Been Completed We’ve all heard about cases that drag on for years while heirs fight…
When someone dies, what happens to their stuff? Financial accounts or insurance proceeds, may pass to beneficiaries right away. Other assets will be distributed after a probate proceeding, which can…
Wouldn’t it be great if your family didn’t have to go to court to settle your estate? It’s possible to legally avoid putting your estate through probate or at least…
What Is A Legal Conservator? A conservator is a person who has been appointed by the courts in Arizona to conserve the assets of another person. A person who has…
After practicing probate for more than 10 years, changes in the rules about costs associated with probate have become more about “when” they will happen and not “if”. Now in…
Are You Now Or Do You Expect To Help An Elderly Parent Or Relative Manage His Or Her Finances? Have you been given a power of attorney? If you answered…
