Probate sounds expensive and complicated, but it is simply a standard legal procedure formalizing how assets pass from a deceased person’s estate to their chosen beneficiaries or heirs. Whether or not you require probate depends on the type of property…
During probate, a will is formally recognized, a personal representative (executor) is formally named or validated, and assets are distributed to the intended beneficiaries following the death of the testator. It also requires paying the decedent’s outstanding debts and federal…
Understanding the lawyer’s role at the beginning of the probate process is one of the first things you should do, whether you are the Executor or an heir. One of the biggest sources of conflict in probating the estate is…