It sounds like it goes against popular wisdom, but you could conceivably get by without a will-or just use a will to divide the personal items that might be argued over by various family members! As I mentioned in my last blog article, an estate is divided into...
Wills
Probate Assets vs. Non-probate Assets
A big misnomer is that when you die you must go to probate in order to divide the estate, but in fact, the decision on whether or not to probate relies greatly on the type of estate of the decedent. Are all the assets probate assets? Or perhaps the estate is comprised...
What happens if I don’t have a will?
The first thing to know if you don't have a will is that there's a legal term for that: intestacy. In cases of intestacy, your surviving heirs will need to petition the court to settle your estate via what's called an administration. In that process, there's an...
Top Five Misconceptions Regarding a Will
I speak with people about estate planning all the time, specifically wills. I've found that many people have very similar misunderstandings regarding a will. I've put together a list of the top five misconceptions I've run across. I invite you to look and see if...
Legal Scenarios in Big Little Lies
HBO recently concluded its mini-series Big Little Lies, and if your office, circle of friends, or family is anything like mine, the buzz created by the final episode was all you could talk about since it aired. Of course, the talk at our office water...