Avoid Probate with Smart Estate Planning

Avoiding probate is a crucial step in protecting your loved ones and ensuring a smooth transition of your assets. Probate can be a lengthy, expensive, and public process, but with proper planning, you can bypass it entirely. By using the [Read more]

How to Manage Digital Assets During the Probate Process

Digital assets, such as online accounts, cryptocurrencies, and cloud-based files, are a growing component of modern estates. Yet, they are often overlooked during probate, leading to challenges in accessing, valuating, and transferring them to beneficiaries. Proper management of digital assets [Read more]

Powerful Protection: Garn-St. Germain Act for Keeping a Mortgage After Death

Losing a loved one is never easy, and when it comes to managing their estate, the process can become even more overwhelming. One of the most common concerns families face is what happens to a mortgage when a relative passes away. Fortunately, the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 provides critical protections that generally allow families to assume the mortgage on inherited property without facing immediate financial pressure.

Estate Management Made Easy: Legacy & After Loss Consulting

Whether you’ve personally been through it or know someone who has, you understand how overwhelming it can be to not be prepared for life’s most difficult moments. We’re talking about the unavoidable “D” — Death. When the time comes, the emotional toll can be compounded by the stress of managing legal documents, financial accounts, and personal affairs.