What do you Do if You Can’t find the Will?
What do you do if you can’t find the Will? Your loved one has passed away, you have pulled yourself through the mourning period, and now you are ready to tackle the estate. You remember that your loved one had a Will — maybe they kept mentioning it, or maybe you knew that they had signed it at their lawyer’s office at some point. You remember that they had told you they were...
Estate Administration When there is no Will
What do you do if a person passes away without a Last Will and Testament?
A Last Will and Testament designates an Executor who has legal authority to handle the estate assets. The Will also specifies who receives what, and in what way. The estate of someone who dies without a Will is called “intestacy” or “an intestate estate,” which is Latin for “without a Will.” If a person owns assets that...