Yes, everyone needs an estate plan, regardless of whether that plan is centered around a will or a trust. These important tools ensure that your legacy will be carried out according to your wishes. They will allow you to provide for loved ones after your passing. A properly prepared trust can also help avoid probate, […]
After a loved one dies, their money and property that goes through probate must be distributed to the people legally entitled to it, either according to a last will and testament (also called a will) or the state’s default distribution scheme (found in its intestacy statute). While most people want the settlement process done as […]
We tend to think of death as a private affair, something that is only for the family to address. It can be easy to forget that some parts of our deaths are actually quite public, to anyone and everyone. Most people think of probate (the process of collecting, managing, and distributing a deceased person’s money and […]
If you were to ask any estate planning attorney the most commonly stated goal of their clients, the answer will usually be “I want things to be easy for my family.” It is an understandable goal, and one that an estate plan can usually help achieve. However, fighting over provisions in your will or trust […]
