Our office receives calls from all over the U.S. requesting assistance with filing ancillary probate in Louisiana from clients and other lawyers that need to file for their clients. We recently assisted a handful of clients and lawyers from California that needed help completing a Louisiana succession. Obviously, it didn’t make sense for them to...Read More
If you’ve recently lost a loved one, you probably have tons of questions regarding their estate. If you’ve been sent a check in the name of the Estate then you will have to take a few steps before you can deposit and use the check. For example, let’s say John Smith died and his next...Read More
Louisiana has exceptionally specific rules that must be followed before a will can be considered valid in Louisiana. You can’t simply title your document, “Last Will and Testament” and hope for the best. It will be considered invalid if you don’t follow the exact requirements that the State of Louisiana has laid out for wills...Read More
Our office works with people who have recently lost a loved one and one of the most often asked questions is “Do I own the marital home?” If a Louisiana resident dies without ever executing a Will, they are said to have died “Intestate.” This means that Louisiana succession or probate laws will come into...Read More
You may be wondering how to get a Judgment of Possession (JOP) for a Louisiana succession. It’s important to note that the Judgment of Possession is the document that the judge signs to place parties into possession of property owned by the deceased. The judgment of Possession formally transfers ownership from the decedent’s estate to...Read More
You may be wondering how to probate a will and get the succession process started in Louisiana and what steps you must follow to get the judgement of possession signed. This article will explain how to probate a will that was created in Louisiana as well as out of state wills. You must have the...Read More
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