HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY KIDS DON’T FIGHT OVER MY ESTATE? How do I make sure my kids don’t fight over my estate? I get this question once in a while when I am creating an estate plan for a client. The long and short of this question is that while you can do …
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WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF A CONSERVATOR IN OREGON? What are the duties of a conservator? The purpose of this post is to summarize the duties of a conservator for a minor or incapacitated person. This list is a pretty good summary for conservators in the state of Oregon. However, specific duties do vary from …
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF A GUARDIAN IN OREGON? What are the duties of a guardian? There may be some specific differences from one jurisdiction to another, but in Oregon the following list is a pretty good summary. (If you have any questions about specific rights or duties involved in a guardianship, please ask a …
AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBTS OF A DECEASED LOVED ONE? Am I responsible to pay the debts of a deceased loved one? When a person dies, the question of how their debts will be paid is one of the first things that come up. This only makes sense, as the people left behind try …
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WHAT ARE THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S FEES IN OREGON? What are the personal representative’s fees in Oregon? The short answer to this question is around two percent of the gross value of the estate. Often I am asked how much money a person gets paid for doing the work of a personal representative. This question usually …
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The short answer to this question is yes you can. You can get on the internet, use Google to find a form and write out a will and it might be valid. I practice law in Dallas, Oregon, a small town eleven miles West of Salem. We are a rural community and I think a lot of people here still have a little bit of the old pioneer mindset of self-reliance. This means that if they can do something on their own they prefer to do it that way. Also, I believe that many folks are trying to save money and think writing their own will is a good place to do it.
The short answer to that question is, it depends. The particular facts of a guardianship case can make significant differences in what the price for getting a guardian appointed will be.