There are some criteria to understand, whether you need to appoint someone to act as your estate's representative (executor) or you have been chosen as one and you accept this responsibility. The most important is the complexity and the order…
When it comes to how to distribute assets in your estate plan, life insurance may not seem relevant at first. Life insurance can, however, be an effective, integral part of a thoughtful estate plan. Besides providing a large sum of…
An executor is designated in a will to make a public record, usually published in a local newspaper, on the date of death of the testator. Among other things, this information serves as notice to creditors if the deceased owed…
The probate process is the method judicial officials use to process a decedent's will. Despite the fact that state probate laws differ, the general process remains pretty consistent throughout the country. Probate is the process of proving wills for decedents’.…