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Answers to Your Questions
What follows are questions that often arise when people are either considering setting up a Will or a Trust or trying to understand more about the Probate process. To view the answer to any question, just click on the question.
Wills
- What Happens if I Die Without a Will? Will the State of Idaho Take Everything I Own?
- Can I Leave a Child Out of My Will? My Spouse?
- What if I Don’t Feel My Heirs are Old Enough to Receive an Inheritance Yet?
- How Can I Keep My Heirs from Contesting My Will?
- Can’t I Just Get a Will or Trust On-Line?
- What are the Risks of Buying an On-Line Will or Trust?
- How Much Do Wills Cost?
- If I Had a Will or Trust Prepared in Another State, Do I Need to Have Those Documents Revised Now That I Live Here?
- How Much are Estate Taxes?
- Keeping Your Estate Plan Documents Safe.
Trusts
- Does Everyone Need a Family Trust or is a Simple Will Adequate for Some People?
- What is the Difference Between a Family Trust and a Living Trust?
- Will a Family Trust Shield My Property from Creditor Claims?
- How to Increase FDIC Coverage 5-Times with a Family Trust
- How Can I Avoid Losing My Estate to Medicaid Liens?
- In Our Blended Family, How Can I Make Sure That My Children aren’t Deprived of an Inheritance by My Spouse if I Die First?
- How Can I Protect My Child Who Has Special Needs?
- Should an Out-of-State Trust be Reviewed?
- How Much Do Family Trusts Cost? What all is Included in That Fee?
- Do I Need a Gun Trust?
Probate
- What is Probate?
- How Lengthy and Expensive is Probate?
- Why is Probate Required?
- Is Probate Required Every Time Someone Dies?
- What if I Own Real Estate in Another State?
- Is a Surviving Spouse Required to Go Through Probate?
- How Can I Keep My Heirs from Having to Go Through Probate?
- How Much Will a Typical Probate Cost?
- Can Peters Patchin & Monaghan Handle Probate Throughout all of Idaho?
- Can’t I Deed My Home to My Children to Avoid Probate?