Who Is Responsible For A Deceased Relative’s Debt?
- By Legacy Law Center
- Estate Administration
- June 29, 2020
- 5451
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A DECEASED RELATIVE’S DEBT? When someone passes away, their family members may not expect debt collectors to seek payment for the decedent’s debt, but this practice [...]
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STARTING THE PROBATE PROCESS – ARTICLE 1 of 3
- By Legacy Law Center
- Administrator
- October 14, 2019
- 1716
STARTING THE PROBATE PROCESS – ARTICLE 1 of 3 Starting the probate process when a person dies can be an intimidating process. My experience as a probate attorney Creve [...]
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What Happens To My Joint Trust If I Get Divorced?
- By Legacy Law Center
- Divorce
- November 20, 2018
- 3306
What Happens To My Joint Trust If I Get Divorced? Going through a divorce can be an extremely painful, stressful and seemingly unending process. It affects so [...]
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Keep Your Original Will In A Safe Place…
- By Legacy Law Center
- Executor
- July 26, 2016
- 1439
Keep Your Original Will In A Safe Place… I recently had a case where the aunt of a client had passed away but we could only find a copy of [...]
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Own Property in Missouri? Get A Beneficiary Deed
- By Legacy Law Center
- Ancillary Probate
- November 24, 2015
- 1235
OWN PROPERTY IN MISSOURI? GET A BENEFICIARY DEED If you are a landowner / homeowner in Missouri, part of getting your affairs in order should include having a beneficiary deed [...]
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Missouri Probate: The Small Estate
- By Legacy Law Center
- Decedent
- August 24, 2015
- 3479
MISSOURI PROBATE: THE SMALL ESTATE If you are familiar with the term probate, you may know it almost as a vulgarity or a swear word, rather than the process by [...]
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Common myths about wills…
- By Legacy Law Center
- Beneficiary
- January 19, 2015
- 1139
Myth 1 – A Will avoids probate. In Missouri, unless the assets of the estate are less than $40,000, probate is generally required. If [...]
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What are the fees for probate in Missouri?
- By Legacy Law Center
- Executor
- October 16, 2014
- 5261
What are the fees for probate in Missouri? Probate involves several types of fees and costs, which fall primarily into four categories. First is a bond premium. The probate estate [...]
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What happens if I don’t have a will in Missouri?
- By Legacy Law Center
- Administrator
- October 16, 2014
- 1006
What happens if I don’t have a will in Missouri? When you execute a will, you are deciding who gets your stuff when you pass away. You get to name [...]
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Avoiding Probate in Missouri
- By Legacy Law Center
- Administrator
- October 6, 2014
- 1067
Avoiding probate in Missouri saves time, money and sanity.. A primary goal of almost all of my estate planning clients is to avoid probate. Probate is the process by which [...]
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