An estate dispute is a disagreement, argument, or controversy about the money and other property owned by a person at the time of their death. Estate disputes can impact the probate process, causing delays, increased costs, and emotional strain on all parties involved. In North Carolina, these disputes can take various […]
Probate, or Estate Administration, is the complicated legal process of settling someone’s affairs after their death. During probate, the court system uses a process to determine that a will is legally valid before the person’s valuables can be distributed. In North Carolina, probate typically involves seven distinct stages. If you […]
Carolina Estate Planning is excited to announce a multi-year sponsorship of the Greensboro Velo Club! Carolina Estate Planning’s principal attorney Jeff Bloomfield is a cyclist and a longtime member of the club, which supports cycling not just in Greensboro but all over the Triad. The Greensboro Velo Club has been […]
“I did not want to be one of those 35-year-old first-time parents who are too old to play with their kids,” my little brother said to me when he announced his wife was pregnant with their first child. They were in their mid-20s and I was 32 with no prospect of […]
In the estate planning world, the living trust has been all the rage for some time. Unfortunately, it often does not live up to the hype. Pushers of the living trust cite its ability to avoid probate—the court-supervised procedure for administering a deceased person’s assets. They claim probate is expensive […]