Author: Vanessa DeDominicis

Vanessa displays an impressive range of skills and knowledge by serving clients in three different practice areas: wills and estates, real estate, and corporate and intellectual property law. Families, both young…

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Oftentimes, my clients will appoint joint Executors in their Wills. This means, they are appointing two people to jointly administer their assets and apply for Probate.
In a world full of social media, online banking and cyber-identities, dealing with digital assets as part of your Will is extremely important.
Morbid? Yes. Timely? Yes. A Will is a “back-burner” thing. Life is busy... but all of a sudden, a global health crisis has hit us all.
Life insurance is simply good planning. Naming beneficiaries properly is even better planning, and does take careful thought.
Being an Executor is a big job. Be careful who you pick, and make sure that they are willing to do it.
Rule 25-2 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules requires Notice to be sent to beneficiaries, next of kin, and sometimes others, “at least 21 days” before the Executor files the

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