by Amanda Spence | Oct 5, 2024 | Probate and Estate Administration, Wills and Estates
We often prepare deeds for our clients as part of our estate planning or Medicaid asset protection planning. We may deed a couple’s home into their revocable trust, or we may have a spouse who’s facing long-term care in a nursing home sign a deed transferring his...
by Amanda Spence | Sep 23, 2024 | Probate and Estate Administration, Wills and Estates
One of the most important tasks in administering an Estate is making sure that the creditors of the deceased person are paid. If the decedent owned real estate, making sure that the Notice to Creditors has been published and that the valid claims of the creditors have...
by Amanda Spence | Sep 22, 2024 | Probate and Estate Administration, Wills and Estates
You’ve gone to the courthouse and have been appointed as Executor or Administrator of an estate – now what do you do? Here’s a brief checklist of your next steps: Run the Notice to Creditors ad in a local newspaper and notify known creditors of the deadline to submit...
by Amanda Spence | Sep 20, 2024 | Wills and Estates
Many people assume that if they pass away without a Last Will and Testament that all of their assets will pass to their spouse, but that is not always true. During my thirty years of practicing Estate Law in Raleigh, North Carolina, I can’t count the number of times...
by Amanda Spence | Sep 6, 2024 | Elder Law, Wills and Estates
Most people think a Last Will and Testament is the most important estate planning document to get in place. While having a Will is certainly important and signing one enables you to determine how your assets will pass to your loved ones at your death, it’s not always...
by Amanda Spence | Apr 12, 2023 | Elder Law, Elder Law Resources, Wills and Estates
Can you qualify as Executor and administer an estate without a lawyer? Yes. You’re not required to retain an attorney to help you probate a Will and administer an estate. You can take the original Will to the courthouse and complete the forms to open an estate on...
