When making plans for your estate, should you choose a will, a living trust, or both? The blog below, by Dawes Legal, LLC, discusses the purposes and benefits of these instruments in estate planning and beyond. What is a will? A will is a legal instrument that you use to designate an executor of your …
If you have recently moved to Ohio or are moving away from Ohio, you might be wondering whether you need to make any changes to your will. In this blog, Dawes Legal, LLC, discusses what modifications, if any, you should make to your will in your new state. Wills Conform to State Laws As you …
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If you die without a will, what happens to your real and personal property? Will your family members inherit anything? In this blog, the Ohio probate attorneys at Dawes Legal, LLC, discuss the state’s intestacy laws and what happens to people’s property in the absence of a will. Ohio Intestacy Laws Limit the Amount Family …
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As you begin to draw up your will, you might be wondering how specific you should make it. Should you include a lot of detail, or should you be extremely general? In this blog, Dawes Legal, LLC, provides advice on how to decide what level of detail to include in your will. Requirements of a …
Part of the reason you create a will in Ohio is to provide for your children. You likely have named all your children individually in your will and included provisions to adequately care for them, should anything happen to you. But what should you do when you have another child? Do you need to amend …
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What to Include in Your Ohio Advance Health Care Directive You likely know it is a wise idea to have an advance health care directive, but you might not know where to begin or what to include. Here are the basic components you will want to include in your advance directive in Ohio. Ohio Durable …
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Writing a Will in Ohio Should I Write My Own Will in Ohio? As people begin to think about the possessions and property they will leave behind in their passing, they often consider drafting their own wills. A will is the best way to ensure your property is handled exactly how you wish, so it …
Wills require individuals creating them (testators) to follow certain formalities when creating and executing them. If these formalities are not followed, then generally the will’s validity is questioned and it may not be accepted by the court into probate. One of these formalities that may seem trivial is the requirement that two witnesses attest that …
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