Probate is the post-death process performed by an attorney through the Register of Wills in which the deceased individuals assets are determined and valued, creditors are determined and paid, estate and and inheritance taxes are calculated and paid, with the filing of...
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Month: April 2012
Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Living Wills – Great planning tools
I have been asked so many times- "Do I really need a will?" The answer is, regardless of your age, yes you do!If you are older and you want to make sure that you determine who gets your assets after death, you must contact an attorney that does wills & estates to...
Who gets the ring if . . .
I recently received a call from my friend's son. He was excited. He had met the girl of his dreams and he was about to take the big step and buy a ring. As he was planning on spending about $15,000, his Dad suggested that he call me, a Family Law attorney, to get "the...
Equitable Distribution of Assets in A Divorce
At some point during Divorce proceedings, the parties and their Counsels must deal with the division of the marital estate or equitable distribution. Pennsylvania lawyers know that the marital estate is generally defined as that property that the parties obtain during...
Divorce – What if the ‘Ex’ lives in the marital residence 3 years after separation & doesn’t pay the mortgage?
A colleague of mine, who is a Pennsylvania as well as a Pittsburgh Divorce lawyer, recently had a situation in one of his equitable distribution cases that was very unique and unusual. It seems that the Husband left the residence in October of 2009, giving...