Monthly Archives: May 2026
Thinking of Hiring a Paralegal Service to Help You in Probate? Read This First
Let’s say that you have a probate case, and you know that you can’t handle it yourself. Suddenly you see, or hear about a paralegal who is offering probate services, at what seems to be a very reasonable price. You figure that’s the best of both worlds–you get a legal professional, without the expense… Read More »
Who Owes the Mortgage Debt if the Owner or Borrower Dies?
As a general rule, when someone passes away, the estate will be liable to pay the creditors of the deceased for whatever the deceased owed those creditors. That assumes that the creditors timely and properly file their claims against the estate and it assumes that there aren’t challenges to the creditors’ claims, by the… Read More »
Would You Be Able to Spot Undue Influence or Coercion?
When someone makes a will, there are two basic requirements for the will to be valid: The person must know and appreciate the consequences of his or actions–that is, be mentally competent to make the will or other estate document. And the estate documents must not be the result of duress, pressure, force or… Read More »
What Happens if a Will is Contradictory, Confusing or Ambiguous?
A will is ultimately a document that is written by a human being, and as such, we humans are prone to errors. One of those errors is confusion or ambiguity, when writing documents like contracts or a will. That can leave your beneficiaries confused, the status of your will in doubt, and a leave… Read More »
