Have you been named as an executor for a loved one’s estate? As an executor your job is to organize and settle the affairs of your family member. Whether you have been named by a...
While probate is a common occurrence, most people would prefer to avoid that particular experience. Probate can be expensive, time-consuming and emotionally draining. And considering that probate occurs after you’ve lost a loved one, the...
2010 has been one strange year for the U.S. tax code. We have a huge estate tax issue that is still not fully resolved. Let’s take a look at where things stand for the estate...
When a person passes away there are usually some bills to be paid by the estate. There might be medical bills, credit card bills or even purchases. If you have been named the Personal Representative...
If someone close to you passes away, you need time to cope with the emotional stress. However, there are some practical decisions that you cannot ignore. These relate to the bills and other debts of...
Every probate case has a probate judge. Depending up the speed of probate, you may never even meet this judge, but it’s important to understand his or her duties in the tricky probate process. How...
Probate is a legal process that distributes the estate to the rightful heirs after a person’s death. The primary probate process covers property in the home state of the deceased while an ancillary probate process...
Actor Gary Coleman died last week at age 42 after falling at his home. The memorial service that was planned for this past weekend was cancelled and his body remains in a Salt Lake mortuary....