Probate
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Why Avoid Probate?
At Clarity Legal Group®, we have a lot of conversations with our clients about probate avoidance. This is really about organizing the ownership of your assets in a way which considers your goals and the most efficient way to manage the transfer of those assets upon your death. Estate planning, when comprehensive in nature, should…
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Trust Administration is a More Private Way to Transfer Wealth
The trust administration process is a preferred way of transferring wealth after a death occurs. One of the many valuable features of planning with a Living Trust is the privacy made possible through this planning technique. This privacy is available only if you have organized the management of your affairs through a trust before your death.…
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What Executors Must Know About the Probate Process
At Clarity Legal Group®, we build our estate planning around the goals of our clients. These goals can be very personal, but they almost always include making things easy for those who are left behind. Planning to avoid the court supervised process for administering estates known as probate is a key approach to making things…
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Is Probate Always Required?
When you are making any type of important financial decision, you are going to do your research. This should extend to your estate planning efforts. You should understand all of your options with regard to asset transfer vehicles, and you should understand the advantages and disadvantages that go along with each of them. If you…
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Can Probate Be Avoided?
Can Probate Be Avoided? from Mark Costley After hearing about some of the pitfalls of probate, you may wonder if it can be avoided The answer is yes, there are probate avoidance strategies that can be implemented. Learn more about North Carolina Probate Be Avoided in this presentation.
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