Who is the right person to wind up your affairs when you die? When you die, who gets the job of winding up your affairs? Do you know? Have you taken steps to select the right person? Often people don’t really think about who should handle their affairs when they die and they name obvious…
It depends. If a deed to the home or other real property is titled “George and Sally, Husband and Wife” it will be necessary to “probate” George’s estate to remove his name and put the deed in just Sally’s name. Probate is a process where Sally, the surviving spouse, files a variety of papers at…
Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho I walked into his apartment after Sam died. It looked the same, as if he had just stepped out for a short time. Each item was in its usual place. The curtains, made by his sister, were pulled back, letting the winter sun…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Everyone knows about Phase One in estate planning. Phase One means create an estate plan so your wishes are followed when you die or should you become unable to care for yourself. Lots of families think once there is an estate plan…