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will allows the deceased to specify their wishes, potentially preventing disputes and streamlining the probate

These sessions cover wills, trusts, probate, and much more.

Naming your estate as beneficiary will cause those assets to be subject to the Probate process. Your assets that pass through Probate are subject to claims of creditors. In addition, many of the costs of Probate are related to the size of your estate. The higher the value of your probate estate, the higher the costs of the administration of your estate

In Pennsylvania, without a Will, the surviving spouse is entitled to one-half the deceased spouse’s probate Probate assets are those assets titled to in a single person’s name that are not controlled by a beneficiary

Two of the most common include: To simply the passage of ownership and avoid the costs and delays of probate

correctly, you can transfer membership interests without triggering estate taxes or undergoing the probate

Important Note: A standard "Revocable Living Trust," which many people use to avoid probate, does not

give your family a sense of financial security How you can avoid the sometimes lengthy and expensive probate

Both of these trusts, either alone or in conjunction with one another, will avoid the probate process

CREATE A DIGITAL ASSET INSTRUCTION LETTER WITH PASSCODES, PASSWORDS AND PINS When a Will goes through probate security purposes, this sensitive information should not be included in your Will should it go through probate

There is typically a delay between your death and the beginning of the probate process.

If you have questions about probate or need assistance with estate or trust administration, please contact