Nothing is out of the ordinary for our team. Or there may be a family dynamic where someone was written out of a Will or siblings that passed away years ago. It could be more complicated where there is a blended family, where each parent had children from a previous relationship and also together. You might be an only-child and need to move the assets to your name only. When there isn’t a Will, we will help you determine who the heirs are and how to proceed. Whether Zihmer Law Firm prepared the Will or not, our Probate and Estate Administration team is ready to help you. You have enough going on with work, everything that happens on a day-to-day basis, and now the added emotional toll of losing a loved one. We make administering an estate less stressful for you and your family. When you lose a loved one, it can be confusing and overwhelming on what the next steps are. Yes, we can and that is what the team at Zihmer Law Firm is here for. When a person passes away without a Will, that is a decision that they made. We have been in your seat and faced the same decisions. We have contemplated who should be named a guardian and who can make financial and healthcare decisions if we aren’t able to do it ourselves. We have families of our own with children and loved ones that we want to protect. We pride ourselves on being able to relate to you and understanding everyone’s unique situation. They asked if we could put a Will in place after he died (we can’t) or if we could just follow what “he would have wanted” (can’t do that either).īut once someone passes away without a Will, that is it: there isn’t a Will and a defined process will be followed. They inherited half of the assets that she had thought were her assets. Then she ended up with half of the estate, and his children received the other half. We have worked with a wife, where her husband passed away without a Will. Why? Because without a Will or Trust, you might cause some rather large problems for your loved ones when you pass away. If you have a house or a bank account (or both!), let alone any other assets, then we should talk.
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