Monthly Archives: January 2025
How Can I Avoid Probate?
Probate is a legal process that happens after a person dies, and it is a relatively lengthy process. It involves authenticating a deceased person’s will, identifying and distributing a person’s assets according to the terms of their will, and making sure that all assets are distributed appropriately. Probate also involves settling debts left by… Read More »
Important Estate Planning Terms to Know
Estate planning is an important process for all adults in New Jersey to consider, irrespective of health, age, or income level. While an estate planning attorney will help you to identify all of the estate planning documents or tools that are relevant to your situation, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with… Read More »
What is a Trust and Do I Need One?
For many people, trusts are an important part of the estate planning process in New Jersey. A trust is essentially a legal tool, or a legal arrangement, through which a person’s assets are held for beneficiaries, and ultimately transferred to beneficiaries according to the wishes of the party who established the trust. The person… Read More »
Reasons to Update Your Estate Plan
Once you go through the process of estate planning with a lawyer in New Jersey, are you finished with the process forever or will you need to revisit your estate plan at different points in time? This is a common question, and the answer is a straightforward one: you will always want to revisit… Read More »