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What Does a Probate Attorney Really Do?

A probate attorney or estate planning attorney is one who specializes in issues related to a deceased person’s estate.

How to Find a Probate Attorney

Need to find a probate attorney? After talking with a probate lawyer, you might decide a better choice is to hire a registered legal document assistant!

Can Probate Attorneys Help Me Probate My Mother's Estate?

The Moline probate attorneys can help you through the probate process, allowing you to concentrate on the emotional impact of your loss.

What Is a Pour-Over Will?

Torrance Probate Attorney Christine Brown explains what a pour-over will is and when it might be a helpful part of your estate plan.

Things a Probate Attorney can do for You

There are many things that a probate attorney can do for you. Learn what they are.

Find Local Will and Probate Lawyers

A wills and probate attorney can help you understand your estate planning options and draft a last will and testament. If you're the executor in someone else's w

Do Probate Attorneys Also Help During Probate Administration?

Probate attorneys can help you with probate administration if you have been named Executor of the estate. Given the potential complexity of the probate process, having an experienced probate attorney on your side is prudent to ensure you don’t make costly mistakes.

How Can Beneficiary Designations Wreck My Estate Plan?

Beneficiary designations are a crucial part of estate planning, yet they are often overlooked. Once you have signed your estate planning documents, you need to make sure that your beneficiary designations are consistent with the rest of your estate plan.

Do Not Forget Memberships When Doing Your Estate Planning in Fair Oaks

If your Fair Oaks estate planning attorney asked you about memberships, what would you say? Some memberships are more obvious than others, so you’d likely

What is Estate Planning?

Estate planning is making a plan, naming who you want to receive the things you own after you die, and taking steps now to make carrying out your plan as easy as possible later.

A Brief Guide to Estate Planning

Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Estate Planning will address both.

What are the Benefits of Estate Planning?

Many people choose to put off estate planning because they feel it is not a necessity until a later time in life. The truth is, everyone needs to have an estate plan in place.

What Is a Fiduciary in Estate Planning?

There are some terms used in the estate planning realm that may be unfamiliar to some laypeople. One of them is “fiduciary,” and we will demystify the term in this post.

What Goes into an Estate Plan?

What is Estate Planning, and Why is it Important?

As we age, it is important to consider the future and how our assets can benefit our loved ones. With an estate plan in place, you can ensure that your family has the support they need after you are gone.

Wallace: Why haven't you done your estate plan?

You have done no estate planning — no will, no trust, no financial power of attorney and no health care power of attorney. Congratulations! You are with the majority of Michiganders. Over half of our state's adult residents have no estate plan.

How to ease kids into estate planning

Parents can start the conversation by explaining their own estate plan and why it's...

If I Buy a House, Should I have an Estate Plan?

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Should You Consider Estate Planning?

Many people think that estate planning is only for the wealthy. They imagine millionaires divvying up their mansion and land to heirs. While this is an example of estate planning, you don’t have to be rich to take control of your assets. Estate planning is really for anyone over the age of 18 that wants ... [Read more...]