The bad news: When a person dies owning property in their sole name without a beneficiary, their loved ones will have to go through a court-supervised process called probate to transfer the property out of the deceased person’s name and into the name of intended...
Do I have to leave anything to my family members when I die? No! An individual has no obligation to leave their estate to anyone. However, states do have different laws as to shares of a deceased spouse’s estate. Also, if there are spousal or child support...
An attorney’s death during the lifetime of their client will not likely have an adverse effect on the client. The client will need to find new prepresentation, but the attorney’s death does not affect the validity of any estate planning documents. There...
