About Elective Shares

Many people come to the estate planning process with certain expectations, and even misconceptions, about the process and the laws... Read More

Making Your Own Estate Plan May Not Save You as Much as You Think

To many people, the prospect of hiring their own attorney to develop an estate plan brings one key issue to... Read More

Government or Private Will registries allow you to store your Will, or details about where to find it, in a... Read More

While safe deposit boxes are great when you need to store personal items securely, they aren’t always ideally suited for... Read More

Question 1: Can I change my revocable living trust? What about an irrevocable trust? Anyone who creates a revocable living... Read More

Question 1: What is Probate? Probate is legal process through which a deceased person’s property must proceed before a new... Read More

The details of how a deceased person’s property transfers to new owners are all addressed during the probate process. Like... Read More

A letter of instruction is a very useful estate planning tool, and one that many estate executors use as their... Read More

A good executor will be able to quickly step in and manage your estate soon after you die. But just... Read More

We’ve blogged a couple of times about the estate of late former Pennsylvania State head football coach Joe Paterno. Recently,... Read More

Being responsible for handling a probate estate can be a daunting task. If you find yourself in the position of... Read More

A probate court judge in Centre County, Pennsylvania has ordered that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno’s last will... Read More