Estate Planning
Q&A with Loraine: Mom Left No Will
Question: Can I skip probate court to sell my mother’s real estate property? She died without a Will. Background: My mother passed a few months ...
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Think Your Estate Plans Are in Order? Have You Considered Your iPhones?
In the past decade, it has become far more common for individuals to consider online accounts and their content in estate plans. The question then ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Selling Unneeded Cemetery Plots
Question: I want to sell my grandparents’ extra cemetery plots as no one else in my family will use them. Background: My grandparents bought four ...
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How to Pass Assets to Your Spouse Under Your Estate Plan
For married couples, you will need to decide how to pass all or a portion of your assets to the surviving spouse under your estate ...
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Texting, Technology and Wills: Holographic wills and estate planning
What is a holographic will? A holographic will is a handwritten and testator-signed document that serves an alternative to a will created by an attorney. ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Reaching Your Attorney
Question: I hired an attorney to help me with a matter, but now I can never reach her when she’s in the office and not ...
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How to Pass Inheritances to Your Children and Other Non-Spouse Beneficiaries
One of the primary decisions that you will need to make in structuring your estate plan is how to eventually pass on your remaining ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Out-of-state-probate
Question: I am the executor of my father’s estate and have sent all the paperwork to the bank to liquidate his accounts. However, the bank ...
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