
Do You Have to Pay Your Deceased Spouse’s Debts in Washington State?
Learn how community property laws, probate, and estate planning affect what you may owe for your deceased spouse’s debts in Washington state.
Learn how community property laws, probate, and estate planning affect what you may owe for your deceased spouse’s debts in Washington state.
Hear from an experienced Seattle estate planning attorney how a simultaneous death clause could impact your Washington state estate plan.
Learn from an experienced Seattle estate planning lawyer what happens if someone dies owing a debt. Does the debt go away when they die? The final article in a three-part series about probate in Washington state.
Learn from a King County, Washington state estate planning attorney the importance of regular estate plan reviews and updates.
Reducing one’s tax obligations is a significant factor in many financial decisions, including those you make as part of your estate planning. When you get
A Seattle estate planning attorney can help guide you about who to choose for key roles in your estate plan.
A Seattle estate planning attorney can guide unmarried couples who plan on owning real property together in Washington state.
A Seattle estate planning attorney can guide you on using transfer-on-death deeds to avoid probate in Washington state.
Far too many families end up fighting, or at least experiencing tension, over a family inheritance, but it does not have to be that way. Having counseled families for years, we offer the following advice to help your family avoid fighting over your property — while you are here and after you die.
Going through probate is a process with very specific steps and need not be confusing or complicated. After the executor’s appointment, the following will occur: the executor may need to post a bond, assets will need to be marshaled, and there may be ancillary probate for out-of-state property.