There are a variety of issues estate planning attorneys seek to mitigate when creating an estate plan for their clients. These issues may include unnecessary income and estate taxes, and the need to ...

Q. How can we avoid probate and reduce the estate tax for our beneficiaries, who are our two adult children? We know about payable on death (POD) bank accounts. Is it better to put our two houses in ...

A well-structured estate plan facilitates the smooth and efficient transfer of assets to a decedent’s heirs without the long, grueling process known as probate, and ensures that loved ones are well ...

Avoiding probate can save your beneficiaries time, reduce costs and protect their privacy while your estate is being settled. You can keep your Connecticut estate out of the probate court system by ...

Probate is the legal process of administering a Decedent’s Last Will & Testament (“Will”), whereby assets owned by the Decedent at death are distributed pursuant to the terms of their Will, or if ...

Q: My wife and I have wills naming each other as beneficiaries, with our children as alternates. We are trying to understand whether we should have a Transfer on Death Deed drafted and filed in order ...

Q. Is there a Certificate of Deposit for a husband and wife where if one passes away, the CD is not subject to probate for the surviving spouse? — Planning A. Let’s first talk about probate. There are ...

(WSPA) – We all want our family to avoid additional pain and stress after we pass away. However, all too often, families put off making a will or fail to take other steps that can prevent many key ...

Texas has one of the most simplified probate processes in the country. Yet, as simple as Texas probate can be, there are still reasons that one may want to avoid it. One reason is that probate does ...