First of all, what is probate? We’ve heard various things about probate and we are pretty sure that it deals with court matters that involve our property. We generally know that probate is something that happens after we die and it’s a negative experience because it is expensive and it takes a lot of time. True, two main problems with probate are that it can take up to a year to accomplish its own goals (not ours) and it is an expensive purchase of attorney advice and court costs when it may not be necessary at all.

In fact, it usually serves no real purpose except that attorneys who defend it claim that it controls fraud in dividing up property owned by a deceased person and that it handles claims of creditors fairly. Consider though, that in usual case, there will probably be no major creditor claims and property will go to a small group of family members.

They were talking about "favorite things" way you do when you are trying to get to know someone. Small talk that keeps conversation flowing:

"My favorite color is green, 18 is my lucky number, and my favorite food is pizza." When she jokingly asked if he had a favorite flower he replied, "Nope, but my mom loves daisies." She brightened up immediately because daisies have long been one of her favorites and she was impressed that he knew what type of flower his mother liked best.

They began to spend more and more time with each other until their relationship seemed like a night in August; hot and steamy. Before long wedding bells rang and happy couple started their lives together as man and wife.

He loved to bring flowers home, usually roses but occasionally he would bring home mixed flowers or carnations. He never needed a holiday or special occasion, he did it because her expression never changed, she was always genuinely surprised by his thoughtfulness.

As with many marriages, it wasn't long before their home was filled with cries of a baby; a baby boy named after his father. Many floral arrangements were sent to happy mother to celebrate birth of her child, including two dozen long stemmed roses with a card that read, "Thank you for our son, I will always love you!"