Probate & Estate

This section discusses everything you need to know about probate & estate including estate planning, wills and trusts.

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Avoiding Probate Through Joint Bank Accounts

While the living trust is the most flexible device used to avoid the costs and delays of probate, there are much simpler ways of effectively accomplishing the same things. One such way is through what is known as a “payable-on death” accounts. Here are some common questions and answers.

Avoiding Probate – Joint Tenancy Questions

Most people seek to avoid probate because it can be expensive, inaccurate and timely. Probate can slow down the transfer of estate property for many months. One way around probate is through the legal fiction of joint tenancy. Here are some common questions and answers about joint tenancy.

Avoiding Probate - Joint Tenancy

The purpose of probate is to ensure that your estate gets properly distributed to your heirs. Most people seek to avoid probate because it can be expensive, inaccurate and slow. Probate can slow down the transfer of estate property for many months, sometimes for years.

Estate Planning – The Basics

Estate planning is the process by which a person arranges the transfer and disposition of ones property in anticipation of death.

Funeral Services – A Changing Industry

This article was written to assist people who are confronted with the task of organizing a loved one's funeral. If you have never performed or assisted in organizing a funeral, the following information will give you a general idea of what to expect.

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Avoiding Probate Through Joint Bank Accounts

While the living trust is the most flexible device used to avoid the costs and delays of probate, there are much simpler ways of effectively accomplishing the same things. One such way is through what is known as a “payable-on death” accounts. Here are some common questions and answers.

Avoiding Probate - Joint Tenancy

The purpose of probate is to ensure that your estate gets properly distributed to your heirs. Most people seek to avoid probate because it can be expensive, inaccurate and slow. Probate can slow down the transfer of estate property for many months, sometimes for years.

Avoiding Probate – Joint Tenancy Questions

Most people seek to avoid probate because it can be expensive, inaccurate and timely. Probate can slow down the transfer of estate property for many months. One way around probate is through the legal fiction of joint tenancy. Here are some common questions and answers about joint tenancy.

Bereavement - Choosing The Right Counselor

When choosing a bereavement counselor, the range of academic degrees and professional licenses can be confusing. Mental health professionals come from a variety of educational and philosophical backgrounds.

Estate Planning – The Basics

Estate planning is the process by which a person arranges the transfer and disposition of ones property in anticipation of death.

Funeral Services – A Changing Industry

This article was written to assist people who are confronted with the task of organizing a loved one's funeral. If you have never performed or assisted in organizing a funeral, the following information will give you a general idea of what to expect.

When Someone You Love Dies

It's important to know what to do when a loved one dies. Although stunned by first shock and grief, you may be called upon to handle the necessary details surrounding the loss of your loved one.

When the Pet You Love Dies

It may be the way in which our pets love us that makes their demise so difficult for us to accept. The loss of a pet can be devastating for its owner, particularly if the owner is required to make the difficult decision whether to put the pet to sleep.

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