Comments for Testate Will

Comment on What is a Revocable Living Trust? by Making Your Trust Your IRA Beneficiary

Making Your Trust Your IRA Beneficiary — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:57:30 +0000

[...] IRA (Individual Retirement Account) is limited in ways that a personal Revocable Living Trust wouldn’t be. A trust allows you to maintain a great deal of control over your assets and [...]

Comment on Am I Responsible for the Debts of My Deceased Spouse? by Executor Compensation and Reimbursement

Executor Compensation and Reimbursement — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:24:26 +0000

[...] to work with the probate court to locate property, valuate the estate, distribute property, repay debts, and settle the decedent’s financial affairs. Though few executors perform their services for [...]

Comment on Dying Without a Will by Do I Have the Right to See the Will?

Do I Have the Right to See the Will? — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:32:49 +0000

[...] without a will dies intestate, and the distribution of his estate is governed by the state’s intestate succession [...]

Comment on How to Choose a Guardian of Your Children by Why New Parents Need a Will

Why New Parents Need a Will — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:52:02 +0000

[...] parents — is to be sure that you have a will. This is not only to transfer assets, but to appoint a guardian for your child if for some reason the child is orphaned. People don’t realize that a will is [...]

Comment on What is a Revocable Living Trust? by Giving Your Children Unequal Shares: The Pot Trust

Giving Your Children Unequal Shares: The Pot Trust — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:23:45 +0000

[...] of joint funds accessible by all of your children. A typical estate plan might create a separate trust for each child, but a pot trust pools these assets together. The pot trust’s trustee — [...]