ladelfina
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Hoping some expat with all their financial ducks in a row will come to my rescue...
Before leaving, I talked to my mom's RI lawyer. He said a will is only valid in the state where you reside; if you move, the will is no longer valid.
I'm tempted to make at least a first pass at a will or trust, maybe using NOLO or Suze Orman-type software (I know you guys hate her, but I got an invaluable tip from one of her books).
People are going to say: consult a professional. For me, besides shelling out what I imagine to be big bucks, I'd also have to spend a lot of time and money traveling to a big city where these honchos have their offices (Rome, Milan..). "International law" would anyway seem to be synonymous with "we charge even more than a normal lawyer."
Can anyone at least throw a few ground rules my way? What do I need to be looking at/for? In Italy I know there are automatic succession rules and no estate tax (I think) so my husband should get the house we have here outright. But what about US accounts? I have some individual and some joint with him.
Before leaving, I talked to my mom's RI lawyer. He said a will is only valid in the state where you reside; if you move, the will is no longer valid.
I'm tempted to make at least a first pass at a will or trust, maybe using NOLO or Suze Orman-type software (I know you guys hate her, but I got an invaluable tip from one of her books).
People are going to say: consult a professional. For me, besides shelling out what I imagine to be big bucks, I'd also have to spend a lot of time and money traveling to a big city where these honchos have their offices (Rome, Milan..). "International law" would anyway seem to be synonymous with "we charge even more than a normal lawyer."
Can anyone at least throw a few ground rules my way? What do I need to be looking at/for? In Italy I know there are automatic succession rules and no estate tax (I think) so my husband should get the house we have here outright. But what about US accounts? I have some individual and some joint with him.