The probate process is everything that’s involved with processing a deceased person’s will and finances. This includes things like distributing property in their will, creating an estate, obtaining a death certificate, settling debts and taxes, and much much more. Whether it’s required varies from state to state. In New Jersey, it is required for assets under the deceased’s name, but not for other types of assets. It’s a very complicated process that can’t possibly be fully explained in a blog post.
There are also a ton of potential roadblocks to make things really difficult like having to send multiple organizations a death certificate with only one original document, hidden costs, and more.
If you are navigating this, or will in the future (as most people will) you will need a roadmap. In just a few days on April 19th at 2pm EST, death expert Becky Robison will be speaking with us on Zoom and explaining all the nuances of navigating the probate process. You can register for free here:
