Let’s Talk about Probate

Written by Jeffrey Broobin


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The attorney may charge whatrepparttar court approves as appropriate and reasonable, or his fee may be based on a percentage ofrepparttar 110581 estate. Even thoughrepparttar 110582 assets may berepparttar 110583 home ofrepparttar 110584 deceased or other personal property,repparttar 110585 lawyer’s fees and attendant court costs and appraiser’s fees may require you to make an out-of-pocket payment of 5%. So, if your estate is even only $500,000, you could owe your attorney as much as $25,000. Although you cannot legally hold an attorney to this arrangement, you could try to get an attorney to agree to help you at a lower than average fee.

Note thatrepparttar 110586 power to selectrepparttar 110587 attorney normally resides with your executor.

To help reducerepparttar 110588 cost of probate, it is possible to studyrepparttar 110589 extensive volume of educational materials found in public law libraries regardingrepparttar 110590 probate system in order to do much ofrepparttar 110591 work yourself or requirerepparttar 110592 executor to attempt this. Your executor can complete and file most ofrepparttar 110593 forms completed byrepparttar 110594 attorney’s secretary. The best idea, however, is to avoid probate altogether. Look atrepparttar 110595 Revocable Living Trust - http://www.legalhelpmate.com/living-trust-online.aspx

Jeffrey Broobin is a free-lance writer on family and finance issues; his main goal is to help people during their complicated period of life, to find a right legal solution in regards to family relationship.

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Daisies ~ A story about life

Written by Candee Stark


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The mother noticed and just smiled because she thought her husband was reminding their son to behave and be a good boy atrepparttar party.

The party was fun for everyone that attended, young and old alike. Afterrepparttar 110580 presents were opened,repparttar 110581 little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mommy, I have a present for you too."

He walked out ofrepparttar 110582 room and returned almost instantly with a gigantic bouquet of daisy flowers. His mother couldn't believe her eyes and she wondered how her little boy could have possibly known that she loved daisies. It was then that she rememberedrepparttar 110583 "father~son" talk earlier inrepparttar 110584 day. She turned to her husband and asked, "How did you ever remember?"

He smiled and replied, "Your favorite number is 18, you loverepparttar 110585 color green and pizza is your favorite food, right?" "Right, but you have given me flowers so many times and you have never, not once given me daisies," she continued, "I just thought you had forgotten after so many years."

He just smiled and said, "The moment you told me your favorite flower, I knew our son would give you daisies on his fifth birthday." She looked confused so he continued, " I gave my mother daisies forrepparttar 110586 first time onrepparttar 110587 day I turned five too!" "The first time?" she asked. "Yup, my father pulled me aside onrepparttar 110588 day of my fifth birthday and I have given daisies to my mother every year since."

Now his wife was genuinely shocked. "You have given your mother daisies every year since you have been five?" "Yes, I do it because I love her and I am happy that she is my mother," he answered. With surprise in her voice she asked, "How come you never told me that you did such a thoughtful thing for your mom?" "Simple," he said, "I didn't want to ruin your surprise!"



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