Category: Probate Articles

What to do when creditors are knocking at your door

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With few exceptions, when clients meet with us to prepare their estate plan, they hope that the value of their estate will be greater when they pass away than the value at the time they are planning. I’ll have few clients here and there that want to “spend it all”, but these clients are in […]

Who’s on First? The Executor

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One of the biggest myths in Probate law is that the lack of a Will causes Probate. That’s not the case. The lack of a Will simply means that the Probate that is filed is “intestate”, which means that the State Law determines who the beneficiaries are. The next biggest myth is that the […]

Hiring a Probate Attorney? Hire a Grandpa, Not a Kid

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We live in a world of convenience. We are often willing to lower our standards for faster times and cheaper prices. When we want a gallon of milk we have many choices. We could get a gallon of milk at Safeway much cheaper than at Circle K, but yet we pull into Circle K. Why? […]

Representing Out of State Executors

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Biggest question you should have: “Can I effectively represent my mom or dad’s Estate even though I live out of state?” The answer is ABSOLUTELY! Many of the Executors we represent at Jet Probate live in a different state than their parents. And, none of the states where Jet Probate practices precludes an Executor who […]