Badger Lawyer's Estate Planning Did You Know?

Did you know?

– If you leave funeral instructions in your will, they probably won’t be found until after your funeral.

– At your death, property is either probate property or non-probate property. Probate just means title passes under a will. This is sometimes desirable, and sometimes necessary, but sometimes not. Fortunately, there are ways around it like trusts or joint titles.

– Community property law (Marital Property) usually trumps your estate planning documents like wills and trusts, so if you need to amend the way property passes (or bypasses) your spouse, you’ll need a marital property agreement too.