Faqs

If you’ve read the instructions and realize you don’t understand how to do the paperwork or comply with the rules, then you should get help from an attorney.  If you have questions you need [...]

If you’re consulting with an attorney who drafts documents and advises you, it’s based on how much time you choose to spend and what you need help with, times their hourly rate.   If you retain [...]

Many probate cases are administrative and never have a hearing.  For formal probate where there’s no will and therefore, confusion on how best to proceed, or there’s fighting over a Will, then [...]

It depends on how good you are with forms and deadlines, as well as your comfort level. Some people read the instructions and fill out the forms supplied by the State of Colorado and do fairly [...]

No,  for small estates, under $82,000 (for 2024), with no real estate transfer, you can use a small estate affidavit and it’s much faster as it doesn’t have to be filed with or approved by the [...]

Colorado is one of the easier places to do probate because there are forms and instructions available for use without cost, the Probate Court acts far more promptly than most states, and the [...]

Anywhere from six months for easy estates to a year for estates with a lot of real estate to sell, etc.

Yes, that’s definitely an option.  Some of them explain the different terms and options, some don’t.  They can’t advise you based on your particular situation or answer your questions.  The [...]

Definitely, you could if you’re certain you won’t exit the planet skiing, driving, from pneumonia and all the other ways people check out before they’re elderly.  Also, sometimes age creeps up on [...]

The state of Colorado decide things for you by using a chart that decides who gets your stuff among close relatives, spouse, etc.  It takes longer, but someone volunteers to file probate and then [...]

Maybe if you have Word Documents of them. Still, old documents often require enough changes it’d be cheaper to just redo them and make sure everything is current.

No, it doesn’t have to be costly. Flat fee is best as you know the price and it includes talking with the attorney, getting their advice on tricky decisions, getting drafts to review, finalizing [...]

It can be, but not if you have an attorney steer you through the documents you need and explain the options.

Usually a Will, sometimes Trusts, medical documents that authorize an Agent to talk to medical people if you can’t (Advanced Medical Directive, Medical Durable Power of Attorney), general Power [...]

It’s the process that allows you to manage, protect and pass on what you own to whomever you want to get your property when you die. It also handles health care, burial and other matters.

What are the positives? You can be very precise as to what information you need and how much of it you need based on your finances and your comfort level with the legal problem. You can budget [...]

Will debt negotiation solve my debt problems? – It depends on whether you have a lump sum to negotiate with, since creditors are most interested in simply resolving the debt rather than [...]