Obituaries

Dorothy Skrocki
B: 1928-06-25
D: 2024-04-12
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Skrocki, Dorothy
Olga Rosa
B: 1960-10-03
D: 2024-04-10
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Rosa, Olga
Manuel Medina Magana
B: 1949-03-08
D: 2024-04-10
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Medina Magana, Manuel
Jaime Tavares
B: 1981-05-20
D: 2024-04-08
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Tavares, Jaime
Christian Disla
B: 2004-09-14
D: 2024-04-01
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Disla, Christian
William Carroll
B: 1943-03-26
D: 2024-03-29
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Carroll, William
Justiliano Diaz Leon
B: 1931-10-01
D: 2024-03-28
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Diaz Leon, Justiliano
Violet Reber
B: 1928-08-12
D: 2024-03-27
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Reber, Violet
Camila Perez de Carmona
B: 1953-07-18
D: 2024-03-20
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Perez de Carmona, Camila
Anneudy Soto
B: 1993-07-07
D: 2024-03-17
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Soto, Anneudy
Antonio Carrero
B: 2002-06-29
D: 2024-03-13
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Carrero, Antonio
Juan Medina
B: 1979-06-17
D: 2024-03-05
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Medina, Juan
Andres Albizu Rosado
B: 1949-08-22
D: 2024-03-04
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Albizu Rosado, Andres
Robert Spatz
B: 1954-11-15
D: 2024-03-03
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Spatz, Robert
Maria Hernandez
D: 2024-02-24
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Hernandez, Maria
Louise Dease
D: 2024-02-23
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Dease, Louise
Robert Irey
B: 1950-10-18
D: 2024-02-20
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Irey, Robert
Ignacio Lara-Regalado
B: 1960-08-29
D: 2024-02-20
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Lara-Regalado, Ignacio
Cyrell Ellner Smith
B: 1924-03-04
D: 2024-02-18
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Ellner Smith, Cyrell
Anastacio Gonzalez
B: 1932-05-02
D: 2024-02-17
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Gonzalez, Anastacio
Thomas Gavigan
B: 1946-08-02
D: 2024-02-15
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Gavigan, Thomas

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What is Probate?

Probate: the official proving of a will. The probate process is intended to establish the legal validity of a will but it involves so much more than merely confirming that the signed, witnessed, and registered copy of a will is authentic.

The Probate Process

In addition to proving in a court of law that the deceased individual's will is valid, probate also declares the probate process also involves:

  • identifying and inventorying the deceased's personal and real property
  • having the property appraised
  • paying debts and taxes
  • distributing the remaining property as the will (or if there is no will, then state law) directs

What Happens When There is No Will

When someone dies without leaving a dated, signed and properly witnessed will, the court decides who should receive the deceased's assets. It won't matter what your familial relationships were really like; the state will award property and cash to the survivors based solely on their legal relationship to the deceased. This is called dying 'intestate'. Generally only spouses, common-law spouses, and blood relatives inherit under intestate succession laws. 

All this can be avoided, if you take care of things ahead of time. When you leave documents that clearly state who you wish to get your property and cash after you die, you better support your survivors in coming to terms with your death without leaving them with a lot of unnecessary distress.

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When faced with this situation, it's best to turn to the experts in estate settlement.