MY OCTOBER ESTATE PLANNING LAW REPORT IS INTENDED TO CLEAR UP SOME POSSIBLE CONFUSION ABOUT PROBATE

​Probate is the process of changing the ownership of the assets of someone who has died.  That’s how I describe probate (better referred to, in my opinion, as estate administration) when I am explaining it to clients, and that’s really what it’s about.  
The message that estate administration is best avoided has been hammered so relentlessly by some purveyors of estate planning services that many consumers are, perhaps unnecessarily, biased against it.  They don’t necessarily know what probate is, but they know they don’t want it.  
My Estate Planning Law Report for October is an effort to clear up some of the myths, and give my loyal readers better information, about estate administration so that they can make informed decisions when planning their estates.  
The Report is posted now in the News & Events section of deconcinimcdonald.com.  If you’d like to be added to my mailing list so that you’ll receive my newsletter directly every month, use the “subscribe to newsletter” button below, or send me an email from the link on the home page of this web site.