Wills & Probate Archives - Vickers, Fischer, & Robbins https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/category/wills-probate/ Attorneys at Law, Nevada, MO Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:49:05 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-vfr-32x32.jpg Wills & Probate Archives - Vickers, Fischer, & Robbins https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/category/wills-probate/ 32 32 Does probate require a will? https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/does-probate-require-a-will/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:49:05 +0000 https://www.vickerslawfirm.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=144 No. Persons dying without a will are said to be “intestate.” Their estate is administered in substantially the same way as those of persons who die leaving wills. In such cases, state statutes prescribe how the estate will be distributed.

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]]> No. Persons dying without a will are said to be “intestate.” Their estate is administered in substantially the same way as those of persons who die leaving wills. In such cases, state statutes prescribe how the estate will be distributed.

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]]> What property is affected by the probate process? https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/what-property-is-affected-by-the-probate-process/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:48:48 +0000 https://www.vickerslawfirm.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=142 Property and rights to property owned by the decedent not passing to another at death by operation of law or by contractual arrangement.

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]]> Who is the personal representative? https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/who-is-the-personal-representative/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:48:33 +0000 https://www.vickerslawfirm.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=140 The person appointed by the court to administer the estate. If there is no will, all of the persons entitled to inherit from the decedent have a co-equal right to administer. If there is a will, the decedent usually designates persons or a person to be appointed as personal representative. The term “personal representative” includes […]

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]]> The person appointed by the court to administer the estate. If there is no will, all of the persons entitled to inherit from the decedent have a co-equal right to administer. If there is a will, the decedent usually designates persons or a person to be appointed as personal representative. The term “personal representative” includes “executor” and “administrator.”

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]]> How does probate affect bank accounts and certificates of deposit held in joint names payable to the survivor? https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/how-does-probate-affect-bank-accounts-and-certificates-of-deposit-held-in-joint-names-payable-to-the-survivor/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:48:11 +0000 https://www.vickerslawfirm.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=138 It doesn’t. Neither does it affect designations of beneficiaries in life insurance policies, pay-on-death designations, and other contractual arrangements for disposition of property at death. Those assets become the property of the designated payee.

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]]> It doesn’t. Neither does it affect designations of beneficiaries in life insurance policies, pay-on-death designations, and other contractual arrangements for disposition of property at death. Those assets become the property of the designated payee.

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]]> What is probate administration? https://www.vfrlawoffice.com/knowledge-base/what-is-probate-administration/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:47:50 +0000 https://www.vickerslawfirm.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=136 The court supervised process of collecting the assets of a decedent, paying his debts, and distributing his assets to his heirs at law or to the beneficiaries of his will.

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]]> The court supervised process of collecting the assets of a decedent, paying his debts, and distributing his assets to his heirs at law or to the beneficiaries of his will.

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