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Estate Planning Executors & Probate
3 May 2020

Responsibilities of Executors – The Key Things An Executor Must Do

The duties and responsibilities of executors can be vast. In general, an executor is responsible for managing the estate of a deceased person in...

Wills
2 May 2020

How to Make a Valid Last Will & Testament

While most state laws don’t have a specific form of last will & testament, all of them have laws which set out the minimum...

Wills
2 May 2020

Mirror Wills and Joint Wills

When it comes to making their last wills, many couples (both married and unmarried) tend to share a common or joint objective in terms...

Wills
1 May 2020

Executing a Last Will and Testament

State laws set out the specific requirements for executing a last will and testament. These laws are very similar and don’t vary too widely...

Executors & Probate
1 May 2020

How to Probate an Estate – For Executors & Personal Representatives

We are often asked how to probate an estate. In giving any reply, we say that there are, generally speaking, three steps in every...

Wills
15 April 2020

Revoking a Will

There are two specific methods you can follow when revoking a will. You can either: draft a new last will which expressly states that...

Estate Planning Executors & Probate
6 April 2020

Executor Duties – The Main Duties and Responsibilities of Executors

We all know that executor duties are wide and varied. Executors have a general duty to administer the deceased’s estate and to distribute the...

Estate Planning Executors & Probate
5 April 2020

Can I Resign as an Executor Either Before or After Accepting the Role?

While you may have initially felt confident enough to take on the role of executor, you may subsequently discover that there is a lot...

Wills
26 March 2020

How to Disinherit a Child in a Will – Disinheritance and No-Contest Clauses

In order to disinherit a child, or indeed a grandchild, the person making a will needs to expressly state this in their last will...

Wills
21 March 2020

Contesting a Will – How to Contest a Last Will & Testament

Contesting a will, or a ‘will contest’, is a legal objection to terms of or the validity of a last will and testament. Contests...

Estate Planning
11 March 2020

What You Need To Consider When Deciding How to Plan Your Estate?

Once you know exactly what you have to give away, you will need to look at the various estate planning options that are available...

Wills
4 March 2020

Using a Codicil to Amend a Last Will

There are specific legal procedures for making changes to a last will and testament – including using a codicil to a Last Will. So...

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