Estate Planning and How it Can Affect Your Family. What is Probate? Probate is a legal process A Will still passes through probate The historical purpose of probate court Your family has no control What causes Probate? Probate is a Latin derivative that means “to...

Dedicated to Protecting and Preserving Your Life’s Legacy Why is there a need for Estate Planning? By developing an Estate Plan, you can control your assets and save your heirs from the lengthy, costly and emotionally draining process of going through the probate...

What is Probate Court and How Can I Avoid It? While death can be a difficult topic to discuss, by not doing so, it can throw a large wrench into the processes that occur afterward. One of these processes that occurs, when there are no legal documents set in place to...

It’s possible you have seen this in a movie or a television show or even read about it in the news or in a book, but the process of disinheriting a family member is a very real possibility. There are different ways to disinherit different people, but it is possible to...

How a Divorce Can Affect Your Estate When people get married, divorce is never really on their mind but, unfortunately, life happens. It is as important to prepare for the worst-case scenario as it is to prepare for the best, and that means having plans set in place...

What is a Trustee and Why Do I Need One For My Estate? A trustee is the person who controls your trust, and it does not have to be somebody else, and at any given time you can change who your trustee is. The job of a trustee is to execute the instructions of a trust,...

The Dispensation of Your Estate Too many people don’t plan for the future for after they are gone. This is a mistake, especially if there are assets that you want to be divvied up among any children you have, other family members, or friends. Without some kind of...