by Julie Hall | May 10, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, Distribution, For executors, Questions and Answers, The Estate Lady Blog
This week, I’m answering another great question from a reader. Q: I am the executor of my mother’s estate. There are 4 children and one of them is being problematic, even accusing me of things I haven’t done and have no intention of doing. Is...
by Julie Hall | May 3, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, Distribution, For executors, Plan Ahead, Questions and Answers, The Estate Lady Blog
Today, I’m answering a question from a reader. Q: We have a blended family with grown children that are my husband’s, mine, and ours together. We are long retired, the children are grown, and we know it is time to make some serious decisions about our...
by Julie Hall | Apr 26, 2010 | Care for Yourself, Plan Ahead, The Estate Lady Blog
The journey from your parents’ first signs of decline to the day their house is finally emptied may be long and difficult, filled with more stress and sorrow than you deserve. Now that the casseroles are finished, the cards are read, and the relatives have...
by Julie Hall | Apr 19, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, For executors, Plan Ahead, The Estate Lady Blog
Whether due to unsettling financial crisis or a “blessed event” in your family, it may be time to change your will. How long has it been since you reviewed your will? There’s no time like the present to find your will and review your decisions and...
by Julie Hall | Apr 12, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, Plan Ahead, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog, Trash or Treasure?
After cleaning out estates for almost 20 years, my assistant and I have a saying I’d like to share: “People shouldn’t put stuff in attics. They’re young when they put it up there, and when they finally think about cleaning it out, they are too...