The ownership of the condo passed to your mother's heirs at the instant of her death, even though no one has
gone through the probate process with the court.
Money awarded from an insurance policy, particularly the death benefit, does not ordinarily go
through a probate process since the insurance company automatically sends the payment to the beneficiary.
Because the policy payout can pass straight to your spouse when you die, without going
through probate court and without being subject to estate taxes.
You may wish to focus on taking care of your family during its time of loss, rather than attend to the challenges of putting an
estate through probate.
While estates must go
through a probate before they are passed onto heirs, life insurance proceeds do not need to go through that process.
If it is payable to your estate, however, it will have to go
through probate with the rest of your assets.
If your will is not valid, then your estate must pass
through probate which can be time consuming and costly.
We can help you
walk through the probate procedure step by step and ensure that you are properly administering your loved one's estate.
Even without an estate plan, we can help you
get through probate depending on the nature of the estate and the possibility of disputes among the heirs.
Life insurance proceeds, however, do not need to go
through probate unless the estate is named as the beneficiary.
If the home doesn't have to go
through probate then the only reason why it would take two months is because of the turn times of the lender.
Whether it's planning for your family's future, executing a loved one's will, or
working through the probate process, we're ready to help.
These actions are brought in the name of the personal representative of the deceased person (
appointed through probate) within two years of the date of death.
Legal Costs — In settling an estate, it is often incumbent that an estate will have to be
settled through probate which entails legal costs that can be quite expensive.
We assist with a wide range of estate issues, from helping to protect assets through strong estate plans to guiding
people through the probate process.
Because insurance benefits do not need to pass
through probate court and are not taxable, there is no delay in distributing the assets to the beneficiaries.
For estates not
passing through probate, the deceased's family can sell the property and use the proceeds to pay off the outstanding mortgage balance.
While drafting a will is a great start to estate planning, it often has to go
through probate before its affects take place.
If it is payable to your estate, however, it will have to go
through probate with the rest of your assets.
With more than 35 years of experience, The Eleff Law Group, in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Frederick, Maryland, guides
families through probate in a cost - effective and efficient manner.
An administrator can be one of the heirs, but since guiding an estate
through probate takes detailed knowledge of probate court procedure, heirs to an estate generally retain an attorney to oversee these matters.
Probate - free Death Benefit Unless your assets are in a trust, your estate will need to go
through probate after your death.
Revocable trusts are commonly used in estate planning because assets that are owned by the revocable trust do not have to pass
through probate upon the grantor's death.
If an account holder did not designate a beneficiary, typically the account would become part of the estate to be
dispersed through probate court.
It transfers any remaining property and assets to your Living Trust after your death, so nothing gets left out, or has to go
through probate separately.
When a loved one passes away and their estate is
distributed through the probate process, a beneficiary or trustee who feels as though they are being improperly treated or discriminated against may opt to dispute the execution.
An estate administration lawyer can help you navigate your
way through probate — the legal process of administering an estate — and help make this process as stress - free as possible so you can focus on your healing.
If you only name one executor, and they are unwilling or unable to serve, your estate may then have to go
through probate even though you have a will.
Often, they're not the best way to do things, because they tend to leave out important details and can cost a lot to
usher through probate, but they are recognized by probate courts.
And even though your case has to be
approved through probate court in Ohio for settlement, that doesn't mean the settlement will be everything it's supposed to.
By the way, what will be the difference in contacting the
executor through the probate process as oppose to waiting for files to close and then contacting heirs at a later date once they've received numerous calls / offers?
After going
through the Probate on my Mothers property with my siblings, the thought of reading it crossed my mind a couple of months ago.
In this case a spouse, or a trusted loved one, had better have immediate access to that cash as it is quite possible that these assets will be frozen until the estate
get through probate.