Don’t leave your heirs up in the air — let an experienced estate planning attorney protect your final wishes. A Last Will and Testament is an essential document that covers…
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Planning for what happens after you die might not be the most pleasant of tasks. However, it’s undoubtedly among the most important. Without an estate plan in place, those you…
Everyone has an estate, and all of your property, both physical and intellectual, forms that estate. You don’t have to be rich or have a certain amount of assets to…
A trust is a legally created fiduciary arrangement designed for the security, growth, and division of assets. There are three distinct roles in a trust, with countless combinations of trust…
Probate assets consist only of assets owned by the decedent at death that do not pass automatically (i.e., by operation of law) to the intended beneficiaries. A person’s will deals…
Probate is the legal process that takes place after someone dies of proving the validity of a will or establishing who is entitled to receive the decedent’s property under state…
You should always work with a lawyer when setting up a trust. A poorly created trust can be confusing, expensive, and/or ineffective. The trouble with do-it-yourself planning is that even…
A trust can own almost any kind of asset except for retirement plans. The types of assets that can be retitled in the name of the trust include cash accounts…
To the layperson, trusts can appear complicated. People often think trusts are only for the very wealthy. In reality, trusts can be useful for people of all income levels. A…
A person who dies is known as the “decedent.” A decedent who dies without a will is known as dying “intestate.” If a person dies without a will, a court…
