Personal Property

An executor is always a type of personal representative, but a personal representative isn't always an executor. Learn about the differences and what each does.

Setting up a Trust creates the container for the assets, and funding it is how the assets actually get into the Trust.

A Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trust comes down to one trade-off: control versus protection. Revocable lets you stay in the driver's seat. Irrevocable moves your assets somewhere creditors and estate taxes can't easily reach.

A partition action can help give you a path forward when you just can’t agree with a property co-owner — even if you’ve reached a stalemate.

A mistake in your Will could leave your loved ones facing legal issues during one of the hardest moments in their lives. We’ll explain how to update a Will, and why it’s best to do so with legal help.

Estate settlement involves managing a deceased person's finances. As the executor, you'll pay their legal debts and distribute their assets to the people they named.

Instead of going through court, your home can pass directly to the people you’ve chosen.

A Trust is like a bridge between a person and their estate. A Trust can make it easier for your family to manage your estate when the time comes.

A probate estate includes everything the deceased owned in their name alone without a named beneficiary. The cost of probate only applies to assets that require court supervision to transfer.

Deed transfer is an important part of the process, but it depends on the deed’s specifics. Let’s look at some ways property might transfer to help you understand what to expect.