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Book Review: “Last Bucket List” by Rich Lippman

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Probate Reads™ by ProbateCourtBond.com Reviewed by ProbateCourtBond.comCategory: Estate Planning / Probate / Guardianship Overview When a book about wills and death makes you smile instead of squirm, you know you’ve found something special. Last Bucket List: Plan B for the Invincible by Rich Lippman, with illustrations by Dennis Goris, turns one of life’s most avoided…

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Get 1-Year Free Advocord Guardianship and Fiduciary Management Software

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Managing someone else’s affairs, whether as a guardian, trustee, or agent under a power of attorney, can be complex and time-consuming. ProbateCourtBond.com is offering a premium 1-year free subscription to Advocord, a comprehensive platform designed to help you organize, track, and share all aspects of fiduciary responsibilities. Normally, Advocord provides only 1 month free. This…

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E-Sign? Why Probate Bond Validity Remains Confusing

Cartoon illustration of a judge holding a probate bond while an attorney and client look confused, symbolizing the uncertainty between printed bonds and electronic e-signed bonds in probate courts.

If you ask five different probate courts in Ohio how to file a bond, you may get five different answers. With 88 counties, each court exercises a degree of autonomy, and while local control has benefits, it also creates unnecessary confusion and expense for attorneys, families, and bonding agents. For families already going through one…

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Probate and Property: Why the House May Not Be Insured After Death

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When a loved one passes away, one of the most overlooked risks is the property they leave behind. Many heirs, executors, and even attorneys assume that the decedent’s homeowner’s insurance remains in force throughout probate. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case. Most standard homeowner’s policies terminate or severely limit coverage once the named insured has…

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Seeking Trusted Estate Vendors: Connect With Families at the Start of the Probate Process

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At ProbateCourtBond.com, we’re often one of the very first stops in the probate journey. Before estate sales, real estate listings, property cleanouts, or even attorney consultations begin, there is one step that is frequently required by the court: the probate bond. That means we connect with families and fiduciaries right at the beginning, when important…

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