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A third step in the probate process:
During probate all assets in the Estate are usually FROZEN so that an accurate inventory and appraisal can be made.
That simply means, that during thios period NONE of the assets can be distributed or sold without written permission from the court.
Quite often the court will require formal written appraisals for many items, such as real estate, antiques, collectibles, automobiles, furniture and other valueable assets.
Here again, appraisal fees can become expensive and like All probate expenses, are paid out of the estate funds.
People can quite often make amazing savings on these time consuming efforts by the court, by making and having on hand their own up-to-date assets and possessions inventory recorded, and stored with the location of their Will.
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with the effective planning of your estate?
* Living Probate: The costly court proceedings to manage your estate if you are disabled:
* Death Probate : The expensive court proceedings to manage and distribute your estate at death :
* Death Taxes : The taxes the government demands at your death. The USA federal gov’t tax is 45% of everything you own at death ! ! ! A very good exercise is to call up a legal professional in your Home area to determine what the death tax in your country.
It has been said that once individuals have determined the rate of the death tax in their home country, it has become a great motivator to get them to really consider the options they have available to them to minimize these and other taxes. These are evils to avoid when possible.
Offered for Solutions are four options ?
* Put all your assets in JOINT TENNANCY,
* Create a Living Will and a Family Will ,
* Don’t do anything ,
* Consider drafting a Living TRUST .
These decisions, can best be understood by the average individual in discussions with your preferred legal advisor.
A Living Trust has been determined to have many benefits over and above the general Family Will , so it is advised to take necessary precautions with a good legal advisor to thoroughly understand what an individuals best options are.
All the money in the world cannot buy the satisfaction, the contentment, the sense of achievement and the overwhelming peace of mind that comes with knowing a family’s Living Will and Family Will have been successfully completed and their location has been duly registered with a Location and Search World Registry so they can be found quickly when needed.
The families whose parents have obeyed the above creed, will forever benefit from their parents attention to detail with minimal fear knowing they have a simple plan to follow .
Giving a gift certificate obtained from a lawyer, notary or a financial planner to someone to have a Living Will or Family Will drafted, has to be considered the greatest gift of love !
There will be fewer Mothers, Wives and Families grieving after the passing of a loved one, if many more families recognize the value of giving gifts of love like a Will not only as a Christmas gift, but also as a birthday, and an anniversary gift.