{"id":29,"content_type":null,"category_id":"12","podcast_title":"CLEarly Legal - Adam Barber, Probate pt. 1","internal_cl_podcast_id":"CL-0029","short_description":"Published on: \r\nJun 27, 2024 7:53 PM\r\n\r\nSpeakers: \r\nAdam Barber, MHPS, PLLC\r\n\r\nSummary:\r\nIn this conversation, Sean Martin and Joel Surber interview Adam Barber, a probate lawyer, to discuss the basics of probate. They cover topics such as probate assets, non-probate assets, opening probate, changing title, will contests, and the importance of hiring a probate lawyer. Adam emphasizes the need for expertise in probate law and cautions against dabbling in this area without proper knowledge.\r\n\r\nKeywords:\r\nprobate, probate assets, non-probate assets, opening probate, changing title, will contests, probate lawyer\r\n\r\nTakeaways:\r\n- Probate is the process of gathering and administering a decedent's estate and distributing the assets.\r\n- Probate assets are assets in the decedent's name individually and without a beneficiary designation.\r\n- Non-probate assets include assets with joint ownership or payable-on-death beneficiaries.\r\n- To change the title of a property without a will, an affidavit of heirship can be filed.\r\n- A will needs to be admitted to probate to change the title of property.\r\n- A will can be contested within two years of being admitted, but the process can be expedited through a solemn form admission.\r\n- It is important to hire a probate lawyer who is familiar with the specific laws and processes of probate.\r\n- Dabbling in probate without proper knowledge can lead to mistakes and the need for legal intervention.\r\n\r\nTitles:\r\n- Understanding the Basics of Probate\r\n- The Importance of Hiring a Probate Lawyer\r\n\r\nSound Bites:\r\n\"Probate is the process of marshaling or gathering a decedent estate and administering that estate and distributing those assets to where they need to be distributed.\"\r\n\"We break it down into probate assets versus non-probate assets. A non-probate asset is going to be anything that has a joint ownership on it or payable on death beneficiary.\"\r\n\"If you have a will and we need to change the title to property, we are required to admit it to probate to change that title.\"\r\n\r\nChapters:\r\n00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction\r\n00:47 Joining the Law Firm and Background\r\n04:50 Probate Assets and Non-Probate Assets\r\n08:55 Title Issues and Changing Title\r\n11:33 Will Contests and Probate Court\r\n14:45 Importance of Having a Probate Lawyer","provider_type":"3","provider_id":"8","cl_type":"1","length":0,"file_type":"1","image":"65d731efa7ff323f4f245870d87d3aed7cb3b5abfb3b4d6d73946498ca17b5f1cb7dc4896ac74663458e5be58d07152cbc9930cb64b3db57b65252fe64479623.jpg","image_alt":"Clealry Content","prerequisites":null,"expire_date":null,"status":"1","created_by":365,"updated_by":365,"created_at":"07\/15\/2024 5:29 am","updated_at":"07\/15\/2024 6:20 am","deleted_at":null,"image_path":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/clearlylegal-prod\/content\/65d731efa7ff323f4f245870d87d3aed7cb3b5abfb3b4d6d73946498ca17b5f1cb7dc4896ac74663458e5be58d07152cbc9930cb64b3db57b65252fe64479623.jpg","provider_name":"Riverside.FM","view_counts":0,"temp_expire_date":null}