Downs Law Firm, P.C.
Creating a list of digital accounts and instructions on how to gain access to them is now akin to having a traditional will or a trust in estate planning.
John R. Nelson was Prince’s brother and oldest brother. He was born in 1944.
A pot trust is a type of trust that lists children as beneficiaries, with the trustee using his or her discretion as to how trust assets should be spent. If you have minor children, you might consider setting up a pot trust to meet their financial needs, if something should happen to you. This type of trust allows you to create a single pool of assets to be used for the benefit of multiple children.
Usually when asked to be the executor of a family member’s estate, the person feels honored and trusted. It’s a big responsibility, since the executor will be carrying out a person’s final wishes.
Per stirpes in a will means that a deceased’s child’s share will pass to the deceased’s child’s children in equal shares, if any.
When an estate is named beneficiary of an IRA, what is the method of distributing it to one individual in the most tax-effective way?
How can we see if there was a will and if it’s worth pursuing?
There are continuing misconceptions regarding what powers are held by a personal representative and when he can exercise them.
Tenancy by the entirety, commonly abbreviated as TBE, is an ownership structure for real estate that’s used when the owners are a married couple. Under a TBE arrangement, each spouse owns an equal interest in the property, and the property will transfer seamlessly to the surviving spouse, in the event of one spouse’s death.
The period leading up to and shortly after losing a close relative is often one of the most emotionally demanding times that we, as humans, experience.
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