The Illinois Will That Trapped a Prosper Family in Probate Court for 14 Months
Marcus Webb had a will. It was signed, witnessed, and notarized — done in Naperville, Illinois, in 2018 by an attorney his company's HR department recommended. When he died unexpectedly at 47 in his Windsong Ranch home, Jennifer discovered that a valid Illinois will and a Texas probate proceeding are two very different things. What followed cost the family $21,400 in fees and 14 months of court supervision they never expected.
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