The Risks of Adding Your Kids to Your Deed
Adding children to a property deed often appears to be an attractive estate planning solution. Many parents consider this option to spare their children the hassle of probate, viewing it as a simple way to transfer property and avoid court proceedings. But property ownership isn’t that simple. Indeed, what appears to be a simple solution […]
What is Probate?
You may have heard that when someone dies, their estate must “go through probate,” or “be probated.” But what is probate, and how is a deceased person’s property “probated?” In this article you’ll get an overview of probate, including what gets probated, and how the probate process works. Let’s start with the answer to, “What […]
