Planning for your estate in Pennsylvania is an important step that every family should consider to protect their assets and legacy for their loved ones. The critical nature of this future planning is even more crucial for same-sex couples and LGBTQ families despite...
After death, many rely on a will or trust to administer our estate according to our wishes. If you have agreed to act as an executor or trustee or just learned you were chosen for this role, you may have many questions about what these terms mean and the...
In Pennsylvania, wills and trusts serve as essential estate planning tools with a similar purpose of providing how an estate should be distributed when the owner dies. Despite having this common goal, they offer different advantages and are treated differently under...
Pennsylvania uses a legal process known as probate to settle the estate of someone who has passed away. Depending on the provisions within the decedent’s estate plan, the circumstances of their death, and the type of assets involved, completing probate...
When navigating a Pennsylvania probate proceeding, several terms are often confused, conflated, and misunderstood: Personal representative, executor, and administrator. When facing the responsibilities of managing an estate after a loved one has passed away,...
