Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Attorneys

» What Mutual Funds Don't Tell You
Last-minute fund moves can't fool you if you're prepared.

» Jane Bryant Quinn on Prenups

Financial columnist Jane Bryant Quinn has an interesting article on newsweek.com entitled "Prenups Aren't For Sissies." It's available here.

The interesting thing is that Ms. Quinn is writing about prenups from experience -- she's actually just executed one, as she is getting remarried. As she puts it,...

It's one thing to write about prenups, as I have before, and quite another to live through their making. Most decisions were easy. One, however, required us to dig into feelings that were hard to talk about. Embarrassing, even. Doing prenups isn't for sissies.

» TiVo Means Business
Media management is so much more than digital video recorders.

» More on Amending Probate Papers

Just a follow-up/clarification on this post from a month ago. It may be implied in the post, but in an intestate case (that is, where the decedent left no Will), all that's needed is a petition to amend heirship and a new affidavit of heirship.

I would also add that a lot of the difficulty and expense (in terms of time and money) in amending can be addressed at the beginning of the process. The attorney should explain to the client what an heir is, and the client should be able to get the attorney a list of all of the decedent's heirs, with full names and addresses (and, if possible, telephone numbers).

» Importance of estate planning should not be underestimated

B7 Bob Hillier - Investing Most people today have a general understanding of the impact a sound estate plan will have on their financial future, but few have the expertise to deal with the complex issues ...