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Authorized Person on Bank Account - Who Gets the Money?
Authorized Person on Bank Account - Who Gets the Money?
Thomas B. Burton
Apr 1, 20218 min read


Can Executor Hire a Realtor and Sell House From Under Deeded Heirs?
In this video of the Question & Answer series, Attorney Burton answers a reader's question that deals with deeds, realtors and executors!
Thomas B. Burton
Mar 29, 20213 min read


How Much Does Probate Cost in Wisconsin?
In this video, Attorney Burton discusses the costs of having your estate go through the probate court process in Wisconsin, including court
Thomas B. Burton
Mar 15, 20211 min read


What Are The Risks to Using Probate Rather Than a Trust in Florida?
What are the risk to using probate rather than a trust in Florida?
Thomas B. Burton
Jan 27, 20213 min read


Estate Planning 101: Top 3 Reasons to Avoid Probate
Estate Planning 101: Top 3 Reasons to Avoid Probate
Thomas B. Burton
Jan 14, 20217 min read


Does a Will Avoid Probate in Wisconsin?
Does a Will Avoid Probate in Wisconsin?
Thomas B. Burton
Jan 7, 20214 min read


Mother Died Without Will. How to Handle House with Life Estate?
In this Real Attorney Reacts Series, Attorney Burton analyzes this real question under Wisconsin law and discusses how a life estate works o
Thomas B. Burton
Dec 28, 20209 min read


How Long After Someone Dies Do You Have to File a Will in Wisconsin?
How Long After Someone Dies Do You Have to File a Will in Wisconsin?
Thomas B. Burton
Dec 10, 20205 min read


Can a Nursing Home Take Money From a Revocable Trust?
Can a Nursing Home Take Money From a Revocable Trust?
Thomas B. Burton
Nov 25, 20203 min read


What Should You Not Put in A Will?
What Should You Not Put in A Will?
Thomas B. Burton
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Can I Claim My Brother’s Pension Plan After He Passed Away?
Can I claim my brother's pension plan after he passed away?
Thomas B. Burton
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Which is Better, Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?
Which is Better, Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 22, 20203 min read


Parents Died from COVID-19 - No Wills - But Left Emails for Me to Inherit Home. Is this Legal?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses a recent question addressed to the Moneyist columnist for Marketwatch.com. The questioner's parent's...
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 16, 20201 min read


How to Verify What is Said by A Real Estate Agent?
How to Verify What is Said by A Real Estate Agent?
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 9, 20202 min read


How Do I Go About Getting My Siblings, With Whom I Own a Land, to Buy Me Out?
How Do I Go About Getting My Siblings to Buy Me Out?
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 6, 20202 min read


Should I Keep My Deceased Sister's House or Walk Away?
Should I keep my deceased sister's house or walk away?
Thomas B. Burton
Aug 24, 20202 min read


How Can You Avoid Probate of an Estate in Wisconsin?
how can you avoid probate of an estate in
Wisconsin so this is a good question many people want to avoid probate for
good reason probate is
Thomas B. Burton
Aug 18, 20203 min read


What is an Executor Called in Wisconsin?
so some states
call it an executor in Wisconsin
statutes we call it Personal
Representative
Thomas B. Burton
Aug 4, 20202 min read


What Should I Do with Inherited House Worth Less than Mortgage?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader's question about what to do with an #inherited house that she received upon her sister's death wh
Thomas B. Burton
Jul 7, 20203 min read


How Will You Know When You Are No Longer in Probate?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader question about how they will know when an estate is no longer in the probate process.
Thomas B. Burton
May 19, 20202 min read
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