Michelle Burton
Michelle L. Burton is Managing Partner of Burton Kelley LLP, a boutique civil litigation firm in San Diego, and a certified appellate specialist and trial attorney who appeared as a legal expert on the Parent Savers podcast.
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Aug 12, 2026
John O'ReillHOST
But so like when you make a will, though, with your baby, are people also doing it so they can make sure that all their stuff goes to their baby as well?
Michelle BurtonGUEST
And those are two different things, right? So a will, when you have a will, you still have to go through probate, which can be a long, expensive process.
Michelle BurtonGUEST
A will is good if you don't have a lot of assets, right? You don't have a lot of property.
Michelle BurtonGUEST
So you're just talking about kind of guardianship issues and minimal property, and things won't get tied up in the probate court for years.
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