Estate Planning & Probate Administration
The terms "estate planning" and "probate" or "probate administration" have to do with designating what will happen to your assets and belongings after you pass. As your experienced family attorney in Osage Beach , Deirdre O'Donnell is here to make sense of estate planning and probate administration at the Lake of the Ozarks . Estate Planning at the Lake of the Ozarks Estate planning is exactly what it sounds like - planning your estate. It is the process of organizing your property and financial assets to determine who they will go to after you pass. Wills and trusts are documents that provide this information. Planning your estate ahead of time is a fairly simple process, but it saves lots of time energy for your heirs after you are gone. Your physical belongings are not the only things to be attended to after you pass. If you have children under the age of eighteen, you will also need to recommend a new legal guardian for them if somet...