Washington State (the home base of Limitless Law PLLC) is a community property state. That means when a couple marries or enters into a domestic partnership they are agreeing to share everything in their lives, including property and debt. Community Property can only exist when a couple is legally married or in a registered domestic [..]
Probate is the legal process for handling the affairs of a person after they pass away. While this is understandably an emotionally difficult process for the loved ones of someone who has passed, thankfully the probate process in Washington State is a fairly simple one. Probate involves opening an estate to gather and divide your [..]
When you begin the probate process to handle a loved one’s affairs after they pass away, you might hear the term “letters testamentary.” Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration is a document issued by the probate court to validate and confirm the personal representative or estate administrator as the person who is legally authorized to [..]
To start the probate process, an executor needs to file several different documents. These documents include: a Death Certificate, an Original Will (if there is one), Oath of Executor, Petition for Probate, and a Proposed Order to Open Probate. Some of these documents might be slightly different if your loved one did not have a [..]
Congratulations, you have an estate plan! Hopefully, you feel a sense of calm and confidence that only comes with knowing that you have something in place to help your family manage your affairs in case something happens to you. Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives (also known as Living Wills or Health Care Directives) [..]
Perhaps you’re a business-owner, or an individual, who is struggling with debt and unmanagable financial obligations, but you don’t want to file for bankruptcy or go out of business. Unlike bankruptcy, receivership is a Washington State legal procedure in which your debts and assets are placed under the control of a receiver with guidance by [..]
If you own a business and are considering buying out a competitor or merging with another business, there are a few things you might want to consider. For example, what do you really want to buy here, what is valuable to you about this other business? Is it the machines and equipment? The brand? Or [..]
Limitless Law is here to help, both with your standard and not-so-standard legal questions OK, so it’s true that people hesitate to call an attorney for a number of reasons: They don’t know exactly what kind of attorney to call; they don’t know if a lawyer can actually help with their problem; or they’re afraid [..]
We got Silver in the Best of the Northwest 2017! We are proud to have been named “Silver” winner in the Best Attorney category as part of the Best of the Northwest readers’ choice awards. More than 522,000 total votes were received from readers of Bellingham Alive magazine, which sponsors the awards. This is the [..]
Have you ever wondered if filing for bankruptcy might be a solution to your seemingly endless financial woes? Bankruptcy can and does happen to really good people who find themselves in a bad situation. Don’t feel guilty or alone if you think you might fall into this category. In fact, since the Great Recession the [..]