subject: Avoid The Pitfalls Of Probate -- Hire A Probate Attorney [print this page] Unbelievable it might seem, yet it is true that there are numerous people who think just signing the trust solve the problem of going through the hazardous process of probate. Unbelievable it is, because the concept is far from reality and strange because even knowledgeable people fall prey to the lure. Years of research and analysis by experts in the trade have established the fact beyond any reasonable doubts that such processes fail to achieve even 50% success rates.
Gist of it all is that effective estate planning does not mean signing the trust alone.
There are multiple reasons for this. For one thing, trusts often fail because the assets were not properly transferred under control of the trust. When trustees are chosen poorly, they can fail, contributing to a high failure rate.
But wait; that is not all! Other very prominent reasons are there and perhaps the gravity of such reasons is heavier than the ones already mentioned. In majority of cases the trustees or the settler have little or no inkling about the multiple benefits they could enjoy with real planning for estate management. Nor they have ever contemplated using the services of a seasoned probate attorney that could guide them through the process conveniently and avoiding all hurdles coming on the way. Success of trust and estate management processes depend largely on intelligent decisions and that is where the failure cases were found to be wanting.
It is also important to do your research when selecting an Estate Planning Attorney. There are salesman using the guise of estate attorney to create trusts that are no better than what the average person could come up with on their own. These often end with disastrous results, even as high fees are being charged. These phone estate attorneys do not take the needs of the client into consideration, making the Trust and that Trust Planning Attorney sure to fail. Estate planning is serious business so please take your time and research your lawyer by using a google search. The best lawyers usually have great feedback from clients, keep an eye out.
