Monthly Archives: February 2025
Avoiding Hassle During Probate Requires More Than Just Designating Beneficiaries for Non-Probate Assets
Estate planning lawyers often talk up non-probate assets, such as accounts with transfer on death (TOD) and payable on death (POD) beneficiaries, as a “set it and forget it” way to simplify your estate plan. Of course, if you have started on your estate plan, you know that nothing involving the transfer of property… Read More »
Securing a Deceased Person’s Assets Before Probate
Probate is stressful not because it differs much from the financial and administrative tasks you do on behalf of yourself and your spouse, but because you must manage a recently deceased person’s financial affairs in addition to your own. In other words, the problem is that there simply are not enough hours in a… Read More »
Strategic Divorce? What a Horrible Thought!
If you are at a social gathering of retirees and you are tired of listening to them complain about their aches and pains or about the economy, ask your companions what they think about marriage trends among the young generation, and the conversation is certain to turn lively. People will tell you, from their… Read More »
