Digital assets such as cryptocurrency and online accounts are easily lost after death without planning. Here’s what families and family businesses need to know about probate in the digital age.
Probate can take months, sometimes years, to complete. Here’s why delays happen and how families and family businesses can prepare.
You may be acting as the executor of a deceased estate or are otherwise involved as a beneficiary. Amongst the assets of the estate is real property and someone has told you: “Now’s the perfect time to sell!” But there’s a problem. Probate hasn’t been granted yet, and you’re not sure what you can and can’t do.
If you’ve made a Will or you’re responsible for administering someone else’s estate, you might be concerned about the possibility of a challenge. Will a disgruntled family member make a claim? Could it result in lengthy court proceedings or large legal bills?
Get insights into estate administration, including legal obligations for executors in managing debts after someone passes away.