Category Archives: Estates: Administration & Probate

No two clients

No two clients are ever the same; no two clients’ projects are ever the same: so we have no standard fees. :- Doug.

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People we like

We work with people we like. :- Doug.

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Decisions must be made

People get older. Life changes. Decisions must be made. :- Doug.

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Our Why

People making life-changing decisions are our Why. :- Doug.

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Hardest there is

This requires thinking—the hardest work there is. :- Doug.

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An heir

An heir is one bereaved, torn away, emptied, released. :- Doug.

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Probate is a job that needs doing

Probate is a job that needs doing. Other tools do not eliminate the work—they do it in other ways or other times. They shift the pack, but don’t reduce the burden. :- Doug.

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Probate?

The question is not whether to have probate, but how much. :- Doug.

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I get to openly love

Elder caring is the only field of law where I get to openly love my clients. :- Doug.

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Where’s the poetry?

Where’s the poetry in this? :- Doug.

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not the enemy

Probate and Wills are not the enemy—only tools among many TOD is not the ultimate slicer, dicer, and cooking pot They call upon you to think :- Doug.

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All the living we could have

We do not have all the living we could have in nursing homes nor in Estate Plans, nor in Wills and Trusts and Estate Administration. Nor in death. This then needs us to disorganize. :- Doug.

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Probate licenses

In probate, I am getting your son or daughter a license from a judge to exercise the court’s authority over your finances to settle them and make them final and complete. There are versions with and without close supervision. But … Continue reading

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Help us do what we need

The Court is here to help us do what we need to do. Why would we use a lathe as a hammer? :- Doug.

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Setting the stage

Setting the stage your Will is :- Doug.

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maps of the territory

I have maps of the territory and can act as your guide. :- Doug.

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Handling a loved one’s estate is an adventure:

Handling a loved one’s estate is an adventure: in doing what they wanted; in finding ways to conserve one’s energy; in finding ways to do good for others. A client is handling her father’s estate, caring for an ill aunt, … Continue reading

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