There are many responsibilities that fall to the personal representative of someone's estate. Their job includes securing property, presenting financial and estate documents to the probate courts and even paying off debts on behalf of the estate. Debts owed by the...
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3 estate planning tips to protect your children
As a parent who is working on your estate plan, there is one thing that you need to consider above all else: how to protect your children. There are estate planning tools that will help you protect your kids if you are suddenly incapacitated or pass away, and those...
Can you turn down being the executor of an estate?
You never expected to lose a parent so early in your life. Being a relatively young adult, you thought that you’d have your parents with you for much longer. Since both have now passed away, you weren’t surprised that you had been named the executor of the estate....
3 ways to protect your children when drafting an estate plan
Becoming a parent is frequently the reason why people choose to create estate plans. They worry that their children will be vulnerable if anything ever happens to them, so they take action to offset some of those risks. Whether you just learned about a pregnancy or...
My fiancé wants a prenup. Does that mean they are preparing for divorce?
Despite a significant increase in their popularity in recent years, prenuptial agreements still carry a significant amount of social stigma. People tend to associate a prenuptial agreement with one spouse trying to gain the upper hand over the other or a couple...