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How does an estate administration factor in when you are working with real estate? The answer to this question differs based on whether or not there is a will and whether that will has a power to [...]

You may need to think about doing a clean up for your estate planning documents. What do I mean by that? Go find your estate planning documents. Do you have the originals? If not, you should [...]

The executor’s responsibilities, at a basic level, include the following: If there is a will, the executor must give notice to all of the relatives that the will is being probated within [...]

There are a lot of offers out there to make online wills. I have even seen a few that come up on social media platforms. The thing about online wills is that the person making them doesn’t [...]

Sometimes estate administrators fall victim to problems they didn’t even know about. Here’s a common one… After one spouse dies, the surviving spouse goes to sell a piece of real estate that they [...]

I’m often asked, “Is a will really that advantageous?” Won’t everything go to my kids equally anyway? Let’s unpack the answers to these questions. First, having will enables [...]

I have to admit I am almost always nervous to ask if there is a car as part of an estate. Cars can be a neglected aspect of estate planning because people often get a new car after they have [...]

I often get asked about the ability to sell the house in probate. In an estate administration, a house can be an extra burden. There are expenses that come right away. The executor or [...]

Can you fast track a probate administration? Maybe. Every estate administration is different. If there is a surviving spouse there may be more options than if there is not a surviving spouse. [...]

Tasking a matter through probate court without an attorney just got harder. I don’t think it was ever easy. If you ask even the most experienced probate attorney, they probably have a matter that [...]