by Knee Law | Apr 16, 2022 | Estate Planning, Inheritance
How to Ensure Your Stepchildren Receive an Inheritance Whether you’re creating a will or an entire estate plan, there are some challenges you may encounter when stepchildren are involved. Nearly 60% of people in the U.S. don’t have a will despite the need...
by Knee Law | Jan 3, 2022 | Probate, The Probate Process
How You Can Pay Debts By Selling Assets During Probate When someone dies, their estate can be taken through the probate process, which mainly involves authenticating a decedent’s will, appointing an executor, and paying off any remaining debts. The total number...
by Knee Law | Jul 15, 2019 | Probate, Probate Administration
Debts and Taxes | Distribution of Assets and Closing of the Estate In the first blog in the series, we looked at the requirement that the executor or administrator must be formally appointed by the surrogate court, and briefly discussed the obligations with respect to...
by Knee Law | Jul 11, 2019 | Probate, Probate Administration
Appointing an Executor or Administrator | Handling Estate Assets If you’ve been named as executor under a last will and testament or have the right to become an administrator of an estate in New Jersey as an heir at law, you may think that gives you the power to start...
