On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Aug 5, 2020 | estate administration & probate
You know that your parents have not done their estate planning. You also know that they’re going to need it sooner rather than later. What you’re not sure how to do is to bring it up. It feels like it could be a somewhat awkward and difficult conversation, and you...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Jul 24, 2020 | estate administration & probate
The executor of your estate is the person who is entrusted to follow your wishes, settle your debts and distribute your remaining assets to your heirs. They’ve got a big job ahead of them when you die. Most people pick their spouses or adult children to be their...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Jul 9, 2020 | estate administration & probate
Settling or administering an estate, possibly with the help of the probate court, is a complex process that requires a lot of work and attention to detail. One of the first steps and executor will need to take is to make an inventory of all the assets that the...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Jul 9, 2020 | estate administration & probate
Your dad was terrified of flying. So when he was alive, your parents’ holidays were limited to places they could reach in the car. When he died, mom decided to travel to all those places she had never been able to. Over the last year, she visited Venice, took a yoga...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Jun 18, 2020 | estate administration & probate
Have you seen the movie “Annie” about an orphan girl? Things come right for her in the end, but life is pretty tough as a child without parents. Have you considered the possibility that your children could become orphaned? You and your spouse get in the car to head...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | May 5, 2020 | estate administration & probate
You’ve always been an entrepreneur, and you’re proud of the tidy little empire you’ve built. You’ve been an excellent provider for your family — but you’re very conscious of the fact that it can be hard for people to manage inherited wealth without losing it...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Feb 21, 2020 | estate administration & probate
When you agree to become the executor of someone’s will and therefore the administrator of his or her probate estate after (s)he dies, you take on a substantial responsibility. The main thing you should keep in mind is that you have become a fiduciary. What this means...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Jan 27, 2020 | estate administration & probate
Once your estate plan is set up and you have determined your heirs, it is not enough to assume it is done and forget about it. The truth is that you may have to change your will several times before it is used. One of these situations comes when parents in Indiana...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Dec 18, 2019 | estate administration & probate
Are you an Indiana resident who already has an estate plan written? While this puts you ahead of the game, it is not where estate administration ends. Your estate plan is a lifelong project that you will have to keep updated and change in accordance with the changes...
On behalf of Miller Flannery Law LLC | Nov 19, 2019 | estate administration & probate
If you are like many Indiana residents, you might not have given much thought to your estate planning. Whether you think your estate is not large enough to bother or you have decided you are too young to think about creating a will, you may feel that such matters are...
