Standard Legal recommends that any Power of Attorney be notarized and witnessed. Many states require notarization of this document, and doing so (even in those states that may not require a notary signature) makes the document “self proving” – meaning that the witnesses would not be required to provide testimony in court to authentic the … Read more
Certainly! So long as the Will is created to follow the laws of a particular state, and so long as the Will will be probated in that state, the current residency of the makers of the Will is not relevant. See complete details on Standard Legal’s Last Will and Testament legal forms software here.
Yes. Standard Legal’s Quitclaim Deed is a deed that permits a party to transfer real property. It is a “real estate transfer deed” in which no warranties are made as to the condition of the property. Get complete details on Standard Legal’s Quitclaim Deed legal forms software here.
A premarital agreement (often called a prenuptial agreement) must be created and signed prior to marriage to be effective. Depending upon the state in which you live, property may become marital property automatically upon marriage if no pre-nuptial agreement is signed prior to the marriage. Creating a premarital agreement after the fact does not void … Read more
Divorce has no bearing on the validity of a lawfully signed promissory note. If a person’s signature appears on a promissory note, that person is responsible for adhering to the terms outlined within the note. Get complete details on Standard Legal’s Promissory Note legal forms software here.
Upon the death of a person who has made a Will, the probate process must be initiated.
Most commonly, a person who has made a Will has chosen a close family member to act as Executor or Executrix — this is the person that assists and oversees the administration of the deceased person\’s probate estate.
The Executor is usually empowered to submit the Will to the probate court or hire an attorney to oversee the probate process.
A Living Trust avoids probate because the property is owned by the Trust and not by the individual. So Trust property is not a part of any person\’s estate when that person dies.
But to avoid probate, the property must be placed into the Trust BEFORE the original property owner dies.
Yes, a Living Trust document can certainly contain both revocable and irrevocable components within it. But care in drafting this type of Trust must be used to ensure that the trust is properly funded, and that assets become held by the “irrevocable portion” of the trust only at the intended time. Get complete details on … Read more
We assume this request is an effort to get the losing plaintiff in a civil case to pay a pro se defendant for the time it takes to defend himself. (Obviously, the Court will not reimburse a pro se defendant in a criminal case.) Standard Legal is unaware of any situation in which a person … Read more
Some people wish for their business to have the protections offered by LLC status in Nevada, but then wish to do business in — and even have offices in — another state. To accomplish this structure, first the person should form the Nevada LLC utilizing either Standard Legal\’s LLC legal forms software or Standard Legal’s … Read more