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Many people still pass away without an estate plan Many people still pass away without an estate plan, leaving important questions for their families. Who takes control? What happens next? Who receives what?

Without a plan, state intestacy laws step in with a one-size-fits-all approach that may not reflect your wishes or your family’s needs.

Fegreus & Broderick, LLP helps clients plan ahead and choose the right Personal Representative to ensure their estate is handled the way they intend.
A recent Probate and Family Court Judge found that A recent Probate and Family Court Judge found that a husband could serve as a witness of his wife’s signature on a jointly-written Will. 

Under typical circumstances, a beneficiary named in a Will – which often includes a spouse – is prohibited from serving as a disinterested witness required for valid execution. 

However, under the unusual facts of this case, where a couple drafted their own joint will without an attorney and witnessed each other’s signatures, the Judge found that they were each in effect witnessing one-another’s signatures and upheld the validity of the Will, but only after much litigation. 

As the prevailing attorney mentioned to Lawyer’s Weekly, “This entire situation would never had occurred had they gone to an attorney and had a codicil written with two disinterested witnesses and a notary in a law office.
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