Probate Legal Guides (81 found)

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
California revised the fees and costs charged by the probate Courts for probate cases. The new schedule of probate fees can be read in full detail below.
Posted 7 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Michael J. Helfand
When someone dies in Illinois, their estate (basically their property) must be dealt with. This is called the probate process. The executor is the official representative of the estate and they, along with an attorney, perform the following duties.
Posted 3 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Illinois

Written by James P. Frederick
Probate administration is required for assets titled in the name of a deceased person alone. Probate can be avoided by designating a beneficiary for an asset or by otherwise ensuring that the asset passes by operation of law. Avoiding probate saves attorney fees and administrative court costs.
Posted 4 months ago in Probate.

Written by Richard Eugene Ehrlich
The basic process of transferring assets pursuant to a deceased's instructions.
Posted 4 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Florida

Written by Monte Kenneth Snyder
An estate administration is the process by which the deceased's estate, that is all his worldly possessions, expenses and obligations, are disposed of for the final time, according to the blueprint your loved one left, his Last Will and Testament, with the assistance of your Attorney.
Posted 4 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Ohio

Written by James P. Frederick
For most clients, the objective is to avoid the need for probate administration. In the event that a person dies with assets title in their name alone, and with no beneficiaries designated, probate will usually be necessary. If probate is required, knowing the process can help reduce your costs.
Posted 4 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Michigan

Written by Keenan M. Post
Probate is a legal process that is necessary to transfer property titled in the name of a deceased person to that person's heirs and beneficiaries as set forth in a Last Will and Testament, or according to state law if there is no Will.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted 4 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Kansas

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
The Los Angeles Court’s website has a list of frequently asked questions. Los Angeles Court employees and others throughout the entire California Court system can help you but they are not allowed by law to give you legal advice. You are encouraged to discuss any further questions with an attorney.
Posted 5 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Michael J. Helfand
Probate is the process of handling an estate after an individual's death. During probate, debts are paid and assets are distributed. Here is a brief overview of the probate process in Cook County, Illinois.
0 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted 5 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Illinois

Written by Nancy M Von Kittlitz
Consider the reamrkable utility of revocable family trusts by consolidating all assets under one umbrella, maintaining control as the Trustee (manager) during your life-time, and providing for easy, quick and inexpensive transfer of assets to heirs or continued trusteeship for young chidlren.
Posted 3 months ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Massachusetts

Written by Lloyd Alfred Welling
Probate is the formal procedure by which an Executor or Administrator is appointed to oversee the administration of a Decedent’s Estate.
Posted about 1 month ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania

Written by Michael J. Helfand
This guide explains a couple of different ways in which attorneys are paid in Illinois probate cases.
Posted about 1 month ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Illinois

Written by Patrick L. Evans
When a married person dies, the surviving spouse has priority claims for certain personal property, no matter what the decedent's will might say. What is your share without a will and what is done if there is a will? Learn more about your rights at your spouse's death.
Posted about 1 month ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: New York

Written by Howard Robert Roitman
SYNOPSIS OF NEVADA PROBATE STATUTES AFFIDAVIT OF ENTITLEMENT SET ASIDE ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ESTATES OVER $200,000
Posted about 1 month ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: Las Vegas, NV

Written by Mitchell Allan Port
Your California Will ought to nominate someone to serve as executor of your estate when you die. But when the person you nominate declines or cannot serve as executor, when no one else is named in the Will as a successor executor, who can serve?
Posted 25 days ago in Probate. Jurisdiction: California

Written by David Michael Goldman
In an effort to avoid the costs and time involved with a Florida probate case, many families rely on techniques that that they hear about from friends or that were used by previous generations. These can cause eligibility problems when applying for Medicaid coverage.
8 of 9 users found this helpful. Posted 11 months ago in Elder Law. Jurisdiction: Florida

Written by Frank A Selden
In 1998, Washington became the first state to allow for the testamentary disposition of specified nonprobate assets. We refer to such statutes as “Superwill” provisions because they enhance an individual's ability to dispose of nonprobate property without subjecting it to the probate process.
Posted 2 months ago in Estate Planning. Jurisdiction: Washington

Written by Deborah Ann Malkin
Probate is the court-controlled process through which assets are distributed from a decedent to the beneficiaries. It is long, expensive, and public. Most people want to avoid having their estate go through probate upon their deaths.
Posted 7 months ago in Elder Law. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Allen G Drescher
Probate is a judicial proceeding that transfers the assets of a dead person. It can be costly and time consuming and can be avoided. A revocable living trust avoids probate by transferring assets to the trust while the settler (creator) of the trust is alive.
Posted 7 months ago in Trusts.

Written by Peter G Schmerl
In Arizona, you don't necessarily need a trust to avoid probate. In 2001, the Arizona Legislature passed a new law creating an alternative way of transferring title to real estate – the “Beneficiary Deed.” The Beneficiary Deed can prevent the probate of real property.
Posted 6 months ago in Estate Planning. Jurisdiction: Arizona