Estate Settlement

What does “per stirpes” mean?

Per stirpes is a useful tool that ensures that assets are properly distributed, even if the original beneficiary has unexpectedly passed.

What You Need to Know About Estate Settlement for Mobile Homes

Mobile homes are considered real estate only in a few situations

How to Become an Executor of an Estate Without a Will

If you die without a will, you’re considered to have died “intestate,” which means that the local government is in charge of how your assets will be dealt with.

Complete Guide to Estate Settlement

Have you recently been named an estate executor? Our complete guide to estate settlement will walk you through the process from A to Z.

The Ultimate Estate Executor’s Checklist

Have you recently been named an estate executor? Our ultimate estate executor checklist will help you through the estate settlement process.

What Happens to My Military Pension When I Die?

Following the death of an individual, their survivors and dependents are left facing difficult financial questions.

WATCH: 5 Things You Should Know as a First-Time Estate Executor

Free on-demand workshop teaches you about your role as an estate executor, what probate is all about, & where you can turn to for help with the estate settlement process.

What’s the Difference between an Executor versus having Power of Attorney?

There are a few key differences in these legal roles, the main being that power of attorney is granted and carried out while someone is still alive.