By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. January 22, 2016 What’s Estate Administration or Probate? When a person passes away, his or her affairs have to be wound up and settled. There are three basic components of Estate Administration, or Probate, which we refer to the ABCs:...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. June 29, 2017 Handling assets after a loved one’s death is never easy. Bumps in the road are inevitable, especially if they had a large or complicated estate. If you are preparing to begin the probate process for a loved one’s estate, know...
Kobe Bryant’s Death Is an Estate Planning Reminder To All By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. March 19, 2020 Sometimes it’s a death of a close relative. Other times, it’s the loss of a friend. Then there are those celebrity deaths that hit a large number of people hard....
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. February 13, 2018 Sports Reporter Craig Sager Causes Dramatic Feud for His Blended Family “Nothing like getting served, pestered by Sherrifs & taken to court over a Will that myself and my sisters are not only 100% excluded from but do not...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. June 22, 2016 Prince’s Estate Planning Blunder, a Symbol of What NOT to Do – Part 2 Summary In the first post, we discussed that Prince allegedly died owning approximately $300...
By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. June 15, 2017 As the personal representative of an estate, you have the responsibility of properly managing and distributing their assets through the court system. The probate process isn’t always easy to navigate, however, and waiting on...