Television shows and movies show a Will being read at a funeral, as if the Will is automatically valid and assets can be distributed immediately. Unfortunately, the probate process is more complex and time intensive. This blog post will explain …
During the past four months of living through COVID-19 and adjusting to social distancing changes in our lifestyle and litigation practices, we have been compelled to rethink how and where we practice law. Opportunities have emerged in our litigation practices …
This is a continuation of my previous blog post providing a comprehensive discussion of the probate process. We previously addressed information the attorney for a decedent’s estate will require in order to complete the probate forms and facilitate the process …
When a close family member dies, the thought of serving as a fiduciary in order to administer an estate is often the last thing an individual would like to do during the grieving process. The idea of having to gather …
Inevitably, circumstances arise in which a person is incapable of making decisions for themselves because they are too young, i.e. children, or because their ability to understand, process, or communicate information becomes impaired. In these circumstances, someone else must take …
As discussed previously, when a decedent dies leaving probate assets, a Personal Representative may be appointed to administer the decedent’s probate estate. But what exactly are probate assets? Probate assets are assets that are titled in a decedent’s sole …
When an individual (a “decedent”) dies, one of the first questions to ask is whether or not he or she left a Will. The answer to this question will direct the probate process and administration of a decedent’s estate.
Probate …
This post continues the discussion of the general probate process. My most recent post addressed notice to interested parties in connection with probating a will and/or obtaining the appointment of a personal representative of a decedent’s estate.