Disputes about the contents of an estate or the terms of a last will among beneficiaries are relatively common. Still, most of these disputes primarily affect family and interpersonal relationships, rather than the legal administration of someone's estate. However,...
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3 real risks you face with a DIY downloaded estate plan
Estate planning is something people often put off because they don't want to pay for it and they consider the whole process unpleasant. Some people might try to speed through estate planning by downloading documents off of the internet and filling them out to create a...
What is asset protection planning, and do you need to do it?
Most people think that estate planning just involves making a last will. Some people see the value in a living will that protects them if they become medically incapacitated. Far fewer people understand how valuable asset protection planning is. Often a part of...
Will you and your siblings disagree over your parents’ estate?
You and your siblings have grown up and moved all over the country. You all still keep in touch, of course, but there’s a lot of distance between you. Your parents still live in your childhood home, though, and it becomes something of a touchstone for all of you. As...
Yes, even celebrities need to have wills and estate plans
Every year, there are celebrities who pass away. Those celebrities sometimes don’t have wills, and their life story reaches the media as family or friends attempt to obtain what they think they should as beneficiaries of the estate. Having money, being wealthy, being...
How to handle the upsetting aspects of probate litigation
Losing a loved one can cause a great deal of grief, and this is not something that just goes away overnight. It may take months or even years for you to fully process the passing of your loved ones, and you will go through different stages of grief during this time....