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How and When to Contest a Will

Despite the best efforts of wills and trusts lawyers, there are times when a will is challenged. There can be many reasons why this happens, and it’s up to the courts to determine what is most appropriate in these situations. Read More

Information to Give the Trustee of Your Estate

What Information You Need to Give the Trustee of Your Estate One key job of a trust lawyer is to help their clients choose who will be responsible for the trust that has been set up. The trustee has several very important jobs, and things will go smo… Read More

Ohio Probate Attorneys and Errors in Wills or Trusts Caused by Other Attorneys

Occasionally, Ohio probate attorneys have to deal with an estate in which another attorney made an error when drafting a trust or a will. Sometimes there are mathematical errors. To resolve an error in a trust or will, the probate lawyer assisting th… Read More

Ohio Probate Process & the Probate Court - Part II

Here, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about probate court and probate laws that we receive at our Dayton, Ohio probate attorneys’ office. In this part of the series we’ll answer the following basic questions about pr… Read More

Ohio Probate Law & the Probate Process - Part I

Ohio probate law answers: This article is one in a four-part series in which we will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the probate process and laws that we receive at our Dayton, Ohio probate attorneys’ office. To start the s… Read More

One Executor of Estate or Two?

Do multiple executors of an estate have advantages over a single executor? When making a will, many people ask their Ohio probate lawyer whether they should name more than one executor to oversee the probate of their estate. The question commonly ari… Read More

Proving a Lost or Destroyed Will in an Ohio Probate Court

Getting a spoiled, lost or destroyed will to be accepted by an Ohio probate court can be done, but it is a difficult process that requires testimony and other evidence to prove that the will existed and was not destroyed by the testator in order to r… Read More

Requirements for Creating a Will that is Valid in Ohio

Our Ohio probate attorneys frequently gets asked about the requirements for creating a will. The question arises because many people have heard about cases in which someone’s last will and testament was ruled as invalid and the court probated t… Read More

Avoid Probate in Ohio — Common Methods for Escaping the High Cost, Hassle and Public Scrutiny of the Probate Process

To avoid probate in Ohio, probate attorneys and estate planning attorneys use a variety of strategies available under probate law to transfer the ownership of assets directly to beneficiaries upon a person’s death. The most efficient and reliab… Read More

Power of Attorney vs. Legal Guardianship: What’s the Difference?

While power of attorney and legal guardianship can perform similar functions in some cases, they are vastly difference in terms of who is appointed, who does the appointing and how much control the appointed agent or guardian has. Throughout Ohio, pr… Read More