Estate Planning and Probate

Modern estate planning involves more than preparing a will and deciding who should receive a home, vehicle, or bank account. Most people also own or control electronic records, online accounts, cloud files, digital photographs, cryptocurrency, websites, and other technology-based property.

Alabama has enacted a new law intended to prevent certain people convicted of abusing, neglecting, or financially exploiting an older adult from benefiting from that person’s death. The legislation expands an existing Alabama statute that already restricted inheritance rights for

Probate is the legal process through which a deceased person’s will may be recognized, a personal representative is appointed, debts and expenses are addressed, and remaining estate property is transferred to beneficiaries or heirs. Although probate serves an important purpose,