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9. Sorry, I responded to the wrong post. I found out the hard way that one doesn't...

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 12:34 PM

Jun 2020

Last edited Mon Jun 15, 2020, 04:06 PM - Edit history (1)

want to go through probate. It takes months and then there are fees. Well drawn wills and trusts avoid all that.

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Legal question. Friend paid $2K for a will. Lawyer screwed it up... [View all] 3Hotdogs Jun 2020 OP

Depends on her state's estate and inheritance laws. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

Also (append to post above) Lithos Jun 2020 #2

Yep that was my thought. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #12

You need a codicile to the will done CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #5

Go back to the lawyer who screwed up. Have you considered... brush Jun 2020 #6

I was replying to the OP CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #8

Probated will CountAllVotes Jun 2020 #10

This happened with my parents trust. DURHAM D Jun 2020 #7