One section of the estate planning questionnaire I send my clients asks them to rate their level of concern about various issues. One issue about which most indicate…
North Carolina attorney Rania Combs discusses the statutory requirements of a valid Wills ain North Carolina.
I recently worked with a couple that wanted to make sure that all their worldly possessions passed to the surviving spouse upon their death, and then to…
Life Changes Can Result In Unintended Consequences, Even For Those With Wills Many years ago, I read an essay entitled “second-chance family” that reinforced…
Attorney Rania Combs discusses how a self-proved Will can speed up the probate process and save time and expense.
A self-proving affidavit is a sworn statement that accompanies a Will. In the case of an attested Will, the testator and all witnesses sign it in the…
A woman’s adoptive father was dying. She was worried, but not about what you’d expect. You see, her father inherited a piece of family land from her…
Lawyers use a lot of words when talking about wills, assuming that everyone knows their meaning. But I realized early on that many people outside the…