This article or post will describe the duties of an executor. The executor is the person that you appoint to execute all your wishes in your last will and testament. The first thing the executor does is, he or she takes your will and presents it to the probate court in the form of a …
Do I have to take what I’m given in a will?
Today I’m going to talk about what to do when a will gives you something you really don’t want, for one reason or another. If a will gives you something you don’t want, you can simply disclaim it and say you don’t want it. Then you don’t get it. The will can’t force you to …
You Need a Will if you have Young Children
You need a will when you have young children and there are two main reasons why; to name a guardian for your children and for their financial protection. First is if both parents pass away, you need somebody to be the guardian of the kids, and the choices are; do you want to make the …
What is Estate Planning
A question I often get is, “What is estate planning?” Well turn the question right around, simply it’s planning your estate, but what is your estate? Your estate is all the property you have when you die that’s in your name alone. If you had a bank account with your wife or husband, that wouldn’t …