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February 06, 2012

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While the thought of forcing one's family through the probate process is excruciating for most people, it is a necessary court process that takes place when one dies. Debtors have to be paid and property and assets must be sold. Then the family is entitled to whatever's left over.

Our Washington DC probate lawyers can answer all your probate questions, it doesn't hurt to become a little knowledgeable on the issue. These keywords can help get you started:

Probate court
Last Will and Testament
Living Will
Power of Attorney
Trust Planning
Asset Protection
Special Needs Trusts

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Did You Know?

Probate Transfers Legal Title Of Property
Probate is the means by which legal title of property transfers from the estate of the person who has died, to his or her proper beneficiaries. The term "probate" refers to proving the existence of a valid Will, or determining and proving who one's legal beneficiaries are if there is no Will. Since you can't take it with you, probate is the process used to determine who gets your property.

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Probate Terms

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Assets

Definition:
All property owned by a person that can be used or made available to use in the payment of debts and heirs.

Heir

Definition:
Those persons, including a spouse who are entitled to the property of a decedent when the decedent has left no valid will.

Personal representative

Definition:
The person responsible for the administration of an estate. This includes paying creditors and heirs.

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Washington DC Probate Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an probate attorney you should contact our Probate Attorney as soon as possible:

Washington DC
Adams Morgan
Anacostia
Capitol Hill
Cathedral Heights
Chevy Chase
Chinatown
Columbia Heights
Dupont Circle

Foggy Bottom
Friendship Heights
Georgetown
Glover Park
Logan Circle
Mount Vernon Square
Mount Pleasant
Shaw
Woodley Park

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