Ohio Estate Planning Questionnaire

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This form addresses important considerations that may effect the legal rights and obligations of the parties in an estate planning matter, such as wills, trusts, healthcare documents, deeds, and more. This questionnaire enables those seeking legal help to effectively identify and prepare their issues and problems. Thorough advance preparation enhances the attorneys case evaluation and can significantly reduce costs associated with case preparation.



This questionnaire may also be used by an attorney as an important information gathering and issue identification tool when forming an attorney-client relationship with a new client. This form helps ensure thorough case preparation and effective evaluation of a new clients needs. It may be used by an attorney or new client to save on attorney fees related to initial interviews.


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Wills, Trusts & Estate. Planning Team. The attached Estate Planning Questionnaire is designed to help you organize your personal and financial information, to help us effectively assess your goals and circumstances, and to enable us to recommend an estate plan that will work for you and your family.

Expect that most estates going through probate in Ohio will take between six months to a year. Creditors have six months to file a claim against the estate, which means it can't be completed prior to that. Estates using the simplified version of succession may have probate wrapped up in two to four months.

The cost of making a living trust in Ohio depends on the method you use to set it up. You can use an online program to make the trust document yourself, and the cost will likely be a few hundred dollars. Alternatively, you can hire an attorney, which will likely end up costing you more than $1,000.

There is a filing fee of $25. The will should be in a sealed envelope that states the testator's name as well as the name of the person who should receive the will upon the testator's death (like the estate executor, for example).

A will must be filed with the court in North Carolina. State law allows for two years for the will to be entered into the court records. However, an heir may file sooner if the executor fails to file within 60 days of the death of the person.

The statutory fee in Ohio is 4% of the first $100,000, 3% of the next $300,000, and 2% of probate assets over $400,000. Also, there is a statutory fee of 1% for real estate not sold, and a statutory fee of 1% for some assets not passing through probate.

Estate planning in simple terms refers to the passing assets / investments down from one generation to another. You decide how much of your estate be it property(s), car(s), personal accolades, financial investments, etc. you want to pass on to whom and how, after your demise.

The attached Estate Planning Questionnaire is designed to help you organize your personal and financial information, to help us effectively assess your goals and circumstances, and to enable us to recommend an estate plan that will work for you and your family.

This initial estate planning questionnaire is presented in a narrative form. The detailed explanations and the space provided for answers are designed to garner more complete and helpful information than would be afforded by merely filling in blanks.

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