After the court appoints you to manage someone’s affairs after death, one of your first tasks is figuring out what the person owned and what those items were worth when they died. In Kentucky probate, that information goes into an estate inventory. This list helps the...
When a Kentucky resident dies, their local probate case only covers assets inside the state. A single court cannot transfer the title if the person owned a vacation home, inherited land or other real estate beyond Kentucky borders. Handling this property requires a...
Probate can feel slow when your family is waiting for answers, access to property or the next step after a loved one’s death. In Kentucky, many probate cases take several months, but the timeline depends on the estate’s size, the court’s schedule and whether anyone...
When a personal representative is not fulfilling their duties during probate, you may wonder whether the court has the authority to step in. Kentucky law does provide you with a way to remove this representative, but only in certain situations and through a formal...
When someone passes away without leaving a will, surviving family members often wonder whether they have any right to challenge how the administrator distributes the estate. This blog covers what legal options may be available to you and can help clarify whether a...
There are only a handful of specific scenarios in which the probate courts set aside wills. People generally have the right to decide what happens to their property after they die, and the courts uphold the documents they draft in most cases. However, when families...
To legally write an estate plan, someone has to have testamentary capacity. They are of sound mind, they understand the decisions they are making and there is nothing that could negatively impact their estate plan. Generally speaking, most adults have testamentary...
A significant part of the probate process is spent addressing major assets. This can include investment portfolios, bank accounts, real estate, retirement accounts and more. It is certainly true that probate disputes can arise – potentially leading to litigation –...
In Kentucky, the law protects you from shouldering the leftover debt of your deceased parents. If you are staring at a stack of credit card statements, understand that there is a way to settle this without risking your personal assets. How the probate process settles...
An executor of the estate is legally responsible for managing a decedent's estate. The role of executor comes with a fiduciary duty to always act in the best interests of the estate’s beneficiaries. This means that an executor must always be honest and responsible...
