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Understanding a Pour-Over Will

August 20, 2020

Estate planning is an essential process that you must carry out if you want to make sure that your loved ones are provided for once you have…

Do You Know What Your Health Care Agent Can and Cannot Do?

August 19, 2020

A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions (a “DPOA”) enables you (the “principal”) to provide instructions to a third party…

Cremation, Organ Donation, Funeral Arrangements and Your Estate Plan

July 20, 2020

Few decisions could be more personal than the disposition of your remains upon your passing. Nevertheless, many estate plans fail to address…

What if the Executor Doesn't Probate the Will?

May 14, 2020

What Does Probate for a Will Mean? Have you wondered “what is a will and probate”? The word “probate” originated from the Latin word…

The Need to Review and Revise Your Estate Plan – Part 2

April 6, 2020

Learn about important changes in the law that warrant everyone to consider revising their estate plan. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Lee Drizin: Hi,…

The Need to Review and Revise Your Estate Plan – Part 1

April 6, 2020

Learn about the dangers of oral promises; problems resulting from "do it yourself "changes, and the most important reasons to review and revise…

5 Important Things You Should Know About Being a Beneficiary.

March 3, 2020

A “beneficiary” is a person that is identified in a Will or Trust to receive a distribution of all or a part of the Estate. An “heir” is a person identified...

The most important clause in estate planning

February 5, 2020

The two most common devices for distributing your assets upon death are a will and trust. Both documents should contain language that provide…

Can a Will Be Contested After Probate?

January 28, 2020

When you learn that you were left out of a will, or that your inheritance is a smaller portion of the estate than...

Why Estate Planning Shouldn’t Be a DIY Project

November 11, 2019

These days, social media can help you figure out just about any do it yourself (DIY) project. Do you want to fix a leaky faucet...

Don't Let Estate Planning Scare You!

October 29, 2019

Not having an estate plan can be spooky! When it comes to creating an estate plan or reviewing a currently existing plan, most people procrastinate.…

Compensation for Personal Representatives

October 10, 2019

The Last Will and Testament of a decedent will generally nominate someone to serve as the personal representative. The personal representative…

What are Letters of Testamentary?

September 10, 2019

When someone who wrote a will dies, the person named as the Executor of the Estate in the Will must file with the court to obtain Letters Testamentary…