Probate & Administration
Q&A with Loraine: Designating Someone to Make Health Care Decisions?
Question: My children made a very poor medical decision for me years ago, and I need to prevent it from ever happening again. We live ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Who Would Inherit in This Situation?
Question: Who would be the heir to an estate in this situation? The individual has a Will, but it is not up to date, and ...
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Q&A with Loraine: I’m Purchasing a House this Year. I Want My Children to Inherit the Property Without Going to Probate Court. Where Should I Start?
Question: I will be purchasing a house at the end of the year, and I want the transfer of property to be as simple as ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Should I add my adult disabled daughter to my house title?
Question: I am 77, and my daughter is 46 and disabled. Should I add her to the title on my house so that it won’t ...
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Q&A with Loraine: Is it better to name my kids as beneficiaries on my savings and investment accounts, or should I have my accounts go to my estate?
Question: Is it better to have my savings and investments go directly to my beneficiaries when I die, or should I have them go to ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My father has five children between my stepsiblings and me. How will his house be split?
Question: My father passed away in October. His wife died about eight years ago. I’m the oldest child from his first marriage, and he has ...
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Q&A with Loraine: My father passed, and his estate went to my mother. Now my mother has passed. Who receives the estate now?
Question: My father passed, and his estate went to my mother. Now my mother has passed. Who receives the estate now? Loraine’s Answer: If your ...
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Q&A with Loraine: I would like to leave my estate to close friends. How do I prepare my Will with my friends in mind?
Question: As a single woman who has never been married and has no children, I would like to leave my assets to close friends when ...
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