Manage and Protect Life’s Treasures

Manage and Protect Life’s Treasures

Estate Planning and How it Can Affect Your Family. What is Probate? Probate is a legal process A Will still passes through probate The historical purpose of probate court Your family has no control What causes Probate? Probate is a Latin derivative that means “to...
To Will or to Trust

To Will or to Trust

To Will or to Trust The law can change, quickly, and it is important to keep up with these changes – whether you are using a living will or a living trust. It lays out, first, the key difference between a living trust and a living will – the former is a private...
How Do I Plan My Estate?

How Do I Plan My Estate?

How Do I Plan My Estate? Estate planning is a critical step that everybody should take at some point during their life because, whether or not they are consciously aware – you have an estate. If you own a house or a car – then you have an estate. If you have money in...
What is Probate Court and How Can I Avoid It?

What is Probate Court and How Can I Avoid It?

What is Probate Court and How Can I Avoid It? While death can be a difficult topic to discuss, by not doing so, it can throw a large wrench into the processes that occur afterward. One of these processes that occurs, when there are no legal documents set in place to...
What Does It Mean to Disinherit a Family Member?

What Does It Mean to Disinherit a Family Member?

It’s possible you have seen this in a movie or a television show or even read about it in the news or in a book, but the process of disinheriting a family member is a very real possibility. There are different ways to disinherit different people, but it is possible to...