Q & A on Probate Basics in Ohio

What is Probate? Probate is the legal process in which a deceased person’s will is validated, their assets are identified, debts are paid off, and the remaining property is distributed to their beneficiaries. What is an Executor? An executor, also known as a...

Slicing Your Estate Planning Pi(e)

What? You didn’t know that March 14 (3/14) is National Pi Day? We didn’t either until recently, but now we know this celebratory day was established (you guessed it!) by a physicist (Larry Shaw) to recognize the mathematical constant (𝛑) whose first three digits are...

BUT THEY HAD A WILL!!!

Addressing A Few Common Probate Misconceptions Some of the most common questions that we hear when someone calls our office after losing a loved one are: My brother had a Will, so why do we have to go through probate to divide his property? My brother had a Will...