If you want an extra layer of security and peace of mind, you can create a revocable living trust. A trust would have helped ...
Q. How can we avoid probate and reduce the estate tax for our beneficiaries, who are our two adult children? We know about payable on death (POD) bank accounts. Is it better to put our two houses in ...
Distributing inheritance can be a difficult process. Luckily, you can take steps so that the things you leave behind get passed along with little hassle.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Probate Law: Judge's Gavel as a symbol of legal system, Themis is the goddess ...
The concept of an inheritance is well known — but "inheritance," as defined by the average person and by the law, can often be two very different things. Specializing in trust services, I’ve crafted ...
Q. I was told that unlike wills, a trust doesn’t require probate and is not taxable. My main asset is a house that I want to pass on to my son. Would a living trust help? — Planning A. We’re glad ...
Cortes Law Firm, an Oklahoma City-based estate planning and probate practice, announces an educational initiative designed to ...
Q. How can we avoid probate and reduce the estate tax for our beneficiaries, who are our two adult children? We know about payable on death (POD) bank accounts. Is it better to put our two houses in ...