It used to be that if you did someone's will, you had a client for life. Now, you're just the attorney who wrote their last will (one client did three after I did one for her). Loyalty is something everyone laments over the loss of in society....

Two brothers want to sell their father's house. Only it's been years since he died. Because of the delay, probating the father's estate now will require formal proceedings, inventories, and that much more involvement with the probate system. People...

You mother has lost it. In a secure facility, fighting the orderlies, not taking her medications. In some respects, it's too late. She does not have the mental capacity to sign papers. She can't execute a power of attorney to let you gain access to...

People don't have to be on the far side of 60 to be thinking of a will. Recently, a young early 40's couple needed a will to ensure who would take over the raising of their children if something happened to the both of them. Are there...

You have to make sure you've obtained counsel that follows through. What if your father died 20 years ago, and the will was probated, but now looking to do your own will, you find that the property is still in your father's name? These things are...

There is something very unique about probate administration law practice. It's because of the nature of the work. You're dealing with people making plans for their passing, or assisting families in straightening out the situation created by the death...

Yesterday there was discussion with a client about a trust, or whether something simpler could be used. Husband was concerned that, upon death, wife would have assets but be too unsophisticated, and in a reduced capacity, to handle them. The answer...

The office is making outreach to various groups, client bases and organizations to make our probate administration services available on a broad scale. My own CPA has agreed to pass on a notice posted in the Lawyer's Weekly Newspaper highlighting...

People don't know that ignoring something doesn't make it go away. A family may have had parents, who die, leaving siblings. Now one wants to sell the house, get some money. Did you know you're going to have to probate two estates to...

The prime reason to utilize an attorney in probate matters is because the protocol and procedure is just complicated enough to require one. In Florida, e.g. you can't probate an estate without an attorney. Some states, like Arkansas, give the...