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Avoiding Probate With Survivorship Community Property

In a lot of states, you can possess assets as “survivorship community property” with your partner and avoid probate. If the state you reside in is a community property one, you and your partner might make it possible to bypass probate by taking title to possessions as “community property with right of survivorship.” When this…

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Why Avoid Probate?

Avoiding probate is a wise choice. Keep reading to find out why. A lot of us may have been told that it’s a good idea to avoid probate, but we don’t really know why. To put it plainly, there are two huge issues with probate: It ties property up for months, occasionally up to more…

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Can I DIY My Divorce or Should I Hire a Lawyer?

After it’s obvious that you or your spouse want to terminate your marriage, the next phase is to discover how to get divorced. You are going to need to choose whether you: can manage your own divorce case using a DIY method may wish to attempt at mediation (having a lawyer or not) to resolve…

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Avoiding Probate With Joint Ownership

Discover how joint ownership of property aids in avoiding probate. Multiple types of joint ownership offer a straightforward and easy way of avoiding probate when the initial owner passes away. In fact, a lot of couples have devised that holding title to their significant assets being joint owners is all the estate planning they wish…

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Can I Skip Mediation and Go Straight To Court?

Discover why you might want to choose a divorce court instead of mediation or a collaborative divorce. How Do Conventional Divorce, Mediation, and Collaborative Divorce Vary? When a marriage is irrecoverably broken, typically the couple’s end goal is to resolve their outstanding disparities as fast and painless—both emotionally and cost wise—as they can. The most…

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Estate Planning for Unmarried Partners

When you have a life partner but with no marriage (or domestic or civil partnership) certificate, planning your estate is a requirement. Without one, neither one of you are going to inherit from one another—and neither one of you is going to have a word concerning the other’s end of life medical care. If you…

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Special Issues in Late-Life Divorce

Divorce after the age of fifty is different from divorce when you are of a younger age. Spouses can divorce later in life for the same reasons younger spouses do – someone cheats, financial stresses, regrets concerning previous decisions, or a want for more freedom. But when you’re over the age of fifty, these reasons…

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Transfer on Death Deeds vs. Living Trusts

When you are wanting to keep your real estate out of probate, you could be weighing the pros and cons of utilizing a transfer on death deed instead of a revocable living trust. Transfer on death deeds (occasionally also referred to as a beneficiary deed) has a much more limited concentration than a living trust.…

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How Much Does a Divorce Cost in 2022?

If you’re like a lot of people facing the end of your marriage, you’re probably concerned about what lies ahead. One of those concerns is the cost of getting divorced. The final cost of your divorce is going to depend mainly on your family’s unique situation—in addition to some important decisions you make. Therefore, it’s…

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Transfer-on-Death Deeds

A lot of states now offer an easier way to leave behind real estate while avoiding probate – transfer-on-death deeds. When you are owner of your home, you are going to probably want to take the necessary steps to keep it—possibly one of your more valuable assets— by avoiding probate following your passing. A living…

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