Many people likely do not understand the extent to which they can dictate how, when, where, and why their personal property is transferred upon their death. Probate proceedings dictate how all property – both real and personal – is transferred upon someones death. Probate lawyers know this, but laypeople often do not. Either that or, in…
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Probate Law | State Interest in Just and Speedy Probate Administration
There is no federal law of probate or estate administration. That isn’t to say that federal law doesn’t play a role. It does – mainly in the form of estate taxation. However, the laws related to how a probate estate is administered are enacted by the states. Every state has slightly different laws related to how…