Can Your Power of Attorney Create a Trust to Help You Avoid Probate?
For many people, avoiding probate is a top goal in estate planning. Why? Because it’s awful. If your estate has to go through probate after your death, it can result in significant delays before your beneficiaries can access things like your bank accounts, real estate, or investment accounts. We’re talking anywhere from months to years. […]
What is Probate? How do I Avoid it?
Probate is the legal process by which a court validates a deceased person’s will and oversees the distribution of their assets to their beneficiaries. At the Slaton Schauer Law Firm, PLLC, we know that this process can be time-consuming and costly in financial terms. Even worse, it puts a deceased person’s family through emotional distress. […]