(A Preliminary Executor Checklist for Ohio) The following are the initial steps an Executor can take to begin the Administrative process: Gather all records of bank accounts, real estate, personal property, business assets, life insurance, investments, retirement accounts (IRA, 401(k),…
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At the same time as the will is admitted to Probate Court, the executor who is listed in the will is appointed as the executor. Many lawyers have abandoned the gender specific terms of executor applying to a male and…
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In order to give each beneficiary of the will and the heirs at law the opportunity to contest the will, each has to receive a copy of the will by certified mail or must waive notice in writing. Once all…
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The first step to open probate is to file the will. There is a presumption that the will is valid. A list of all of the people named in the will and a list of all of the people who would…
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