#probate

#probate

'My cousin helped out our uncle and says he was promised the farm but we'd like to know for sure. Can we trace old records or notes? Query: My uncle, a bachelor farmer, recently died. He was a quiet man but had mentioned to some family members several years ago that he had made a will. We are now in difficulty'

As a planner, we typically come up with a strategy, and we use attorneys to actually draft the documents. In 2012, my wife's grandmother passed away, and I was nominated as the executor. And as anybody that's been in that role can attest, it's one of the worst things that can happen to you. When you are the administrator, trustee, you're never asked your opinion when the document is being drafted.