About

After my father passed there was a lengthy probate process, as well as a complicated task of dealing with his personal affairs. This site is intended to be a resource where people can provide personal experience and knowledge to help others that are going through a similar ordeal.

When my dad passed away I didn’t know where to start. He owned a house, ran his own business, and had a checking account that I was now responsible for. In addition to that there were monthly bills coming to the house, and an open loan was still in the process of paying off.

The stress and confusion of dealing with these items only compounded on the shock and grief that are to be expected when dealing with the death of a parent.

From initial research I determined that my first priority was to find out if he had a will or a trust, as this would provide me with valuable legal authority to begin managing items on behalf of his estate. I spent hours looking through files and realized that he unfortunately had neither.

Ultimately I was connected to an estate attorney who I worked with to navigate the many legal complications involved with taking over responsibility for my dad’s estate.

This site was created with the goal of gathering knowledge and wisdom from others that have gone through a similar situation in an effort to help others manage the process of dealing with the loss of a loved one.