While each state may impose additional or alternate requirements, in general, a valid will must be hand-written or printed and…
In general, the answer is yes, but if (for example) you indicated that all your effects should be buried in…
Joint tenancy with right of survivorship (JTWROS) is a common legal method of defining property ownership when shared with another…
Often they are, but a court is not bound by these provisions and might overrule them if there was a…
For federal and state tax purposes, death triggers two events: (1) It ends the decedent’s last tax year for purposes…
Generally not. Just as you “can’t take it with you” you just can’t make others responsible for your general debts,…
Creditors are notified of the death as part of the probate process. This notification process can vary from state-to-state and…
Not necessarily, however, some legal method must be employed to transfer the legal title and ownership of the deceased’s property…
Usually, the laws of the state in which the deceased was last a permanent resident prevail regarding governance of probate…
One approach to reduce or eliminate the need for probate is through the use of a Living Trust that holds…