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Probate – More public than ever!

  Ancestry.com just announced that they’ve made a new addition to their site.  When you search for someone, you will not only see facts about

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September 20, 2015

75 years together…born on the same day; died one day apart

Helen and Les Brown were born on the same day, remained married for 75 years and died just one day apart at age 94.  What

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July 31, 2013

6 estate planning lessons we can learn from James Gandolfini

Everybody thinks celebrities have teams of lawyers that help them protect their assets and ensure that their affairs are in perfect order.  This is not

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July 18, 2013

5 things you should know before you agree to be an executor

When my father died ten years ago and I found out he had named me as his executor, I thought “Okay.  It’s no big deal.” 

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July 10, 2013

Need a death certificate? Here’s how to get one.

Someone wrote to us at diesmart.com and said she needed help finding an attorney so she could get an original death certificate of a deceased

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June 22, 2013

Zombie Bank Account – Will Bill Payments Stop After You Die?

Do you have a list of all of your automatic payments? If you receive paper bills and then write checks to cover them, there’s no

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September 8, 2012

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