by Kathy Lane | Sep 20, 2015 | Estate Planning, Probate, Wills vs Trusts
Ancestry.com just announced that they’ve made a new addition to their site. When you search for someone, you will not only see facts about their life but may see a copy of their will and probate records. Ancestry claims that “probate records often document family...
by Kathy Lane | Jul 31, 2013 | Estate Planning, Funerals, Probate, Settle an Estate
Helen and Les Brown were born on the same day, remained married for 75 years and died just one day apart at age 94. What a wonderful story of true love. It would be great if there were more couples like them in the world. But, while thinking about this great couple,...
by Kathy Lane | Jul 18, 2013 | Estate Planning, Probate
Everybody thinks celebrities have teams of lawyers that help them protect their assets and ensure that their affairs are in perfect order. This is not always true. In fact, many people don’t know the lessons that are included in this About.com blog by Julie...
by Kathy Lane | Jul 10, 2013 | Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Probate, Settle an Estate
When my father died ten years ago and I found out he had named me as his executor, I thought “Okay. It’s no big deal.” Was I ever wrong! I didn’t realize how much time, effort and frustration would be necessary to get everything settled. And...
by Kathy Lane | Jun 22, 2013 | Probate, Settle an Estate
Someone wrote to us at diesmart.com and said she needed help finding an attorney so she could get an original death certificate of a deceased relative. A death certificate is the official certified document which is filed upon a person’s death. You might wonder...
by Kathy Lane | Sep 8, 2012 | Duties, Estate Planning, Probate
Do you have a list of all of your automatic payments? If you receive paper bills and then write checks to cover them, there’s no problem. When you die, your heirs can just notify those companies who are sending the bills that you are deceased and they can close the...
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