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What Are the Different Types of Nonprobate Assets - Werner Law

What Are the Different Types of Nonprobate Assets?  

POSTED ON: October 31, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
The probate process begins after a person dies when a probate court must track, value, and distribute their assets and the contents of their estate. Meanwhile, probate courts also oversee the fulfillment of a decedent's final obligations, such as their last tax return, the resolution of outstanding debts, and ancillary processes for out-of-state assets. However, […]
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5 Strategies for Reducing Inheritance Tax - Werner Law Firm

5 Strategies for Reducing Inheritance Tax

POSTED ON: October 24, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
Money may be the last thing on your mind when your loved one passes away, but it is often at the top of the state's concerns due to the estate and inheritance tax. When a taxpayer dies, an invisible timer kicks off before their probate process begins – usually through the petition of a loved […]
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What Do I Need to Do When a Loved One Dies?

POSTED ON: October 24, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
It’s easy to overlook an important task after a spouse or other loved one passes away – like retitling assets. It’s a little thing with big ramifications. Follow this checklist to help make a challenging time less confusing.
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Guidelines for Estate Trustees - Werner Law Firm

Guidelines for Estate Trustees

POSTED ON: October 18, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
Estate trustees are individuals in charge of managing a trust after the trust's creator (the grantor) has died. In most cases, these trustees are successor trustees because the living trust tends to be structured, so the grantor is also the first managing trustee. Estate trustees are part of the crucial trinity of individuals that make […]
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Using a Lady Bird Deed in Estate Planning - Werner Law Firm

Using a Lady Bird Deed in Estate Planning

POSTED ON: October 14, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
The Lady Bird deed was supposedly named after the wife of late President Lyndon B. Johnson, who used this type of estate planning tool to transfer property and land to his wife without invoking Medicaid claims and liens. Previously known as an enhanced life estate deed, the Lady Bird deed is a type of estate […]
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7 Golden Rules of Asset Protection Planning - Werner Law Firm

The Golden Rules of Asset Protection Planning

POSTED ON: October 10, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
Asset protection planning is not just a tool for the exceptionally wealthy to minimize tax liability or avoid losing a specific asset. You can also use asset protection to protect individual properties and assets from potential litigation, which can be especially concerning for professionals in certain high-risk occupations. Think doctors, property developers, accountants, lawyers, and […]
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How to Avoid Probate Without a Living Trust - Werner Law Firm

How to Avoid Probate Without a Living Trust

POSTED ON: October 4, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
When a person dies, their belongings distribute among the living. There is very little we can take with us into the afterlife – and most of what counts as a personal possession, especially property, must pass into another person's ownership. Probate laws determine this. Probate refers to the judicial process of administering a decedent's estate, […]
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Conservatorship vs Guardianship What's the Difference? - Werner Law Firm

Conservatorship vs Guardianship: What's the Difference?

POSTED ON: September 30, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
The similarities between conservatorship vs guardianship are in both description and definition. Conservatorships are generally applied to adults, while guardianships typically involve minors. Guardianships and conservatorships center around managing a single person's affairs and financials. In guardianships, the person managed is known as the ward, while in conservatorships, they are known as the conservatee. Depending […]
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What Is a Contingent Beneficiary and How Do You Choose One? - Werner Law Firm

What Is a Contingent Beneficiary and How Do You Choose One?

POSTED ON: September 26, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
A contingent beneficiary is a secondary beneficiary who only inherits if the first or primary beneficiary refuses their inheritance or cannot inherit. A contingent beneficiary is not a second or third beneficiary who will inherit in addition to your first heir. If everything goes "well," the contingent beneficiary may not inherit anything. One of the […]
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Trust Administration Checklist for First-Timers - Werner Law Firm

Trust Administration Checklist for First-Timers

POSTED ON: September 23, 2022 BY: Troy Werner
A trust's creation, management, and resolution can be very complicated in the trust administration process. Whether you intend to be the future decedent and would like to create a trust to manage certain assets within your estate before and after your death, or whether you have been named as the successor trustee for a loved […]
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