A last will and testament is a legal document that outlines an individual’s final wishes regarding the disposition of any assets not provided for elsewhere, as well as preferences for the care of minor dependents. It can be a stand-alone [...]
If you die without a will ( “intestate”) and have not provided for the transfer of your assets through another method like a trust or beneficiary designations, the laws of the state you live in at the time of death [...]
The short answer is “yes,” and this is often the case, but the answer really depends on what is best in your particular situation.
The New Hampshire Trust Docket is in essence a newly added subdivision to the Probate Division of the Circuit Court. The Trust Docket was announced by the New Hampshire Circuit Court Probate Division in December of 2013 to make New [...]
Executor, Administrator and in some States, Personal Representative all describe the role of a fiduciary, or person trusted to act in the utmost “scrupulous good faith and candor.” An Administrator of an estate is a fiduciary who has been assigned [...]
A good place to start when it comes time to probate someone’s Estate is to either meet with an attorney or visit the court website. The New Hampshire Probate Division has created a number of Court forms in order to [...]
The New Hampshire Circuit Court defines probate as, “the process of proving that a particular document is a valid will. The term “probate” also refers to the functions of the Circuit Court Probate Division in the appointment of an administrator [...]
When meeting with an Attorney regarding the administration of the estate of your loved one, the more information you bring, the more productive the meeting can be. You will be asked to fill out an Estate Administration Intake Form, which [...]