A little probate never hurt anyone, that’s what I’m learning from the process of handling my mother’s posthumous affairs and the administration of her trust.
Like many people, I had been under the impression that having a legal structure that delineates the distribution of a person’s assets meant you didn’t have to deal with probate – which means filing a will with the court system after a death – and it would be smooth sailing for closing bank accounts, selling her house and distributing the family heirlooms.
“But…
