POWERS OF ATTORNEY, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES, WILLS, TRUSTS AND PROBATE
The documents known as “advance directives” or “living wills” are for medical purposes and compliment wills and trusts. Advance directives
Category: Probate
CONTINGENCY PROBATE REPRESENTATION OF AN HEIR
Sometimes a probate heir can be represented on a contingency fee basis. For example, suppose this set of facts. A
Competency to Make a Will or a Trust
Do you have a parent who has made a will or trust? Have they recently been diagnosed with alzheimers or
OMITTING A CHILD FROM A WILL
Do you have a child that doesn’t speak to you much anymore? Is your child currently a part of your
REOPENING A CLOSED PROBATE
If there is ever any property discovered after a probate is closed and the personal representative is discharged from their
PROBATE CONTESTS: ADMISSION OF THE WILL
The reasons why someone can object to a will being admitted into probate are: 1. Testator’s lack of competency to
LEGAL CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL: TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY
THE ABILITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE LEGAL CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL. THE LEGAL CAPACITY
PROBATE CLAIMS
Nothing is so important as how probate claims are handled in a probate when the claims threaten to consume the
PROBATE HISTORY
We need to look to England for the historical beginning of probate. Always from the beginning of English jurisprudence the
AVOIDING PROBATE AND REVOCABLE TRUST LITIGATION
Whether you are the plaintiff or the defendant in a civil suit, you should always be open to the idea