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In Virginia, they ensure privacy and avoid probate delays and the probate tax. But trusts cost $1,000 or more in legal fees. You will still need a pour-over will naming the trust as beneficiary.
Virginia, like the majority of U.S. states, doesn’t charge a state inheritance or estate tax. It does enforce the rare probate tax, though, should your estate need to go through that process. If ...
In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the state where the deceased resided at the time of their death.
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.
Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the management and disposal of a person's estate during the person's life in preparation for future incapacity or death. The planning includes the bequest of assets to heirs, loved ones, and/or charity , and may include minimizing gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes .
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While the probate process is governed by state law, each county may have different procedures and customs. [ 3 ] An ancillary administrator is the personal representative who handles the property in the other state under ancillary administration. [ 2 ]
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