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Estate planning in Ohio and elsewhere is a neglected aspect of personal finance and wealth building, even among some who are wildly successful. Estate planning connotes a dry subject that is fit only for those who are very old and very rich. However, anyone with some assets, such as a home, retirement account, life insurance, savings, and the like, will…
In Ohio and other states, should a person’s estate have complete control over the decedent’s private emails? A service provider, Yahoo, recently filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that it reverse a state court decision holding that a probate court could not refuse the estate’s access to the deceased man’s private emails. The original refusal of access…
Estate experts in Ohio and elsewhere would likely agree that the spirit of Valentine’s Day justifies a special kind of gift for one’s family: the gift of an estate plan that will protect the family if one becomes disabled and unable to handle his or her own affairs. It is also the gift of knowing that, when the person dies,…
Probate of an estate in Ohio begins after an owner of assets dies. The owner may die with or without a will. If there is no will, but there are assets in the decedent’s name, an estate must be opened. With no will, estates must follow state statutory rules and may not try to satisfy the decedent’s wishes. The decedent’s…