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Tips for Using Wills Probate to Protect Inheritance Property by Simon Volkov

January 25, 2011

Wills probate refers to a decedent’s last will and testament that is undergoing estate settlement though probate court. When estates are suspended in probate, inheritance assets are held until the Will is validated and outstanding debts paid. Wills probate is managed by probate executors who are either designated within the Will or appointed through probate […]

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25 Things You Need To Know About The New Estate Tax Laws: by Joel A. Schoenmeyer

January 20, 2011

A little background: One of the few benefits of the federal estate tax system (from the taxpayer’s POV) is that it is accompanied by a step-up in basis. In plain language, that the value of the decedent’s property as of the date of his or her death becomes its basis. Basis is no longer the […]

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Learning About Probate Investing by Carl Ford

April 2, 2010

One way that you can purchase real estate is by probate investing. In this process, the real estate of a deceased person is sold to pay their financial responsibilities. This is a very long process for the remaining family members that ends in the real estate being sold and the money being disbursed to the […]

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