Archive for December, 2010
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Acting as the Administrator for probate estates encompasses many duties ranging from making burial arrangements to dispersing inheritance assets. Two types of probate estates exist; testate and intestate. Testate means decedent's executed a last will and testament. Intestate refers to estates where no Will exists.Being an Administrator can be a ...
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Monday, December 13th, 2010
Question: When discussing Living Trusts, I have often heard the following: "If trusts are so great, why doesn't everyone have one? I don't know anyone who has one. Maybe they are not legal in my state." Actually, you may be surprised at how many people have living Trusts. They are ...
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Attempts to disinherit children do not fare well.The main object of the Family Provision Act 1982 ("the Act") and its successor, the Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Bill 2008 (amending the Succession Act 2006) ("the Bill") is to protect eligible persons in need from capricious, malicious or inadvertent will makers.Is it ...
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