3 Tips on Creating a Self-Proving Affidavit May 22, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford Tip 1: Choose the right witnesses. A self-proving affidavit that accompanies your last will and testament makes it much easier... Read More Probate, Wills and Trusts
The Probate Process: What is an Estate Inventory? May 17, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford If you have been asked to serve as an executor or personal representative of someone’s estate, there are several tasks... Read More Probate
A Quick List of Executor Duties May 15, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford An estate executor, also called the personal representative or estate administrator, has to be prepared to perform a number of... Read More Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts
Estate Planning Terms: What is a Probate Estate? May 1, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford One of the more daunting challenges newcomers to the estate planning process face is learning all the complicated terminology associated... Read More Estate Planning, living trusts, Probate
Small Estate Probate in Florida: 3 Commonly Asked Questions March 26, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford Question 1: What is a small estate probate? Like other states, Florida allows for an abbreviated probate process if an... Read More Estate Planning, Probate
Searching for Information About an Estate: 3 Options March 12, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford After a person dies, his or her property will have to go to new owners after a probate court has... Read More Estate Planning, Probate
3 Issues Your DIY Estate Plan May Have Overlooked February 6, 2013 - Joshua K. Crawford When people finally decide to make an estate plan, some of them turn to the Internet or to do-it-yourself guides.... Read More Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning, Probate
What is “Anti-Lapse” and Why is it Important? December 26, 2012 - Joshua K. Crawford In order to understand the importance of anti-lapse, you must know what it means to say that a testamentary gift... Read More Probate, Wills and Trusts
Paying an Estate’s Debts: Who is Responsible? November 23, 2012 - Joshua K. Crawford If you or someone you know is grappling with the loss of a loved one, and such loss is accompanied... Read More Estate Planning, Probate
Preparing to Make a Will – 3 Key Steps November 14, 2012 - Joshua K. Crawford A primary part of any estate plan is your last will and testament. Even if you develop a more complicated... Read More Probate, Wills and Trusts
What Happens in Probate? October 26, 2012 - Joshua K. Crawford Most non-probate attorneys have little experience with the often Byzantine legal world that is probate law. Even if you’ve heard... Read More Estate Planning, Probate
Your Spouse’s Debts After Death – 2 Issues October 8, 2012 - Joshua K. Crawford The death of the spouse is incredibly difficult time, and one in which you are decidedly less capable of handling... Read More Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Probate