by admin | Apr 24, 2023 | Probate
An executor is a person or organization you choose to carry out your last wishes outlined in your will. Your executor should be someone you trust is responsible enough to manage your estate after you pass away. Choosing an executor is a big decision when...
by Thorin Blitz, Esq. | Mar 27, 2023 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Imagine this situation: You don’t have a Will, and you know you should. So, you schedule an appointment with an estate planning attorney and ask them to draft your Will. After explaining your goals, the attorney suggests creating a trust in addition to your...
by admin | Oct 24, 2022 | Estate Planning
When an individual passes away without a funeral plan, responsibility for arranging the funeral often falls on the deceased’s close family members, such as surviving spouses and children. Planning your own funeral arrangements can assist your loved ones in an...
by Thorin Blitz, Esq. | Oct 10, 2022 | Probate
While a Last Will and Testament is a very important estate planning tool, it does not make an estate avoid probate. In fact, the role of the Will is to guide probate by capturing the decedent’s wishes. If a Will does not avoid the lengthy court process that is...
by admin | Oct 10, 2022 | Probate
When people pass away, their assets go through probate — a legal process that distributes the person’s assets after death. The parties to an estate are the people involved in the probate process. Although not technically a party to the estate, the deceased person —...
