by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 15, 2023 | General Estate Planning, Non-probate Assets, Probate, Wills
Whether you have a will or not, you are most likely to have both probate and non-probate assets. In fact, I like to tell clients there are basically two “buckets” of assets – one for probate assets and and one for non-probate assets. Probate assets pass...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jan 11, 2023 | Estate Administration, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Wills
Getting a will makes financial sense. As I mentioned in my article Why Do I Really Need A Will? one of the main reasons you should have a will in place is to help prevent your estate and heirs from spending a lot more money on legal fees and court costs. This is...
by Keith Hajovsky | Nov 2, 2022 | Estate Administration, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Probate
If someone dies without a will and certain specific criteria are met, then a small estate affidavit can be used to take care of an estate. You can still apply to the court to probate an estate without a will, but it’s usually much more time consuming and expensive to...