Gather copies of all of your bills and debts. Gather contact information for all beneficiaries, including name, address, phone number, DOB, and social insurance numbers where possible. Once you have all of this documentation in place, make an appointment with your lawyer. You’ll have everythin...
a creditor must make a claim within four months after probate begins. This guarantees beneficiaries they’ll get the property, with no worry that later they’ll have to pay creditors for old bills. If you use a trust and your estate thus avoids probate, your beneficiaries will have no such...