Probate is the legal process of proving the validity of someone’s will. So, that means when a property is in probate, there are various legal maneuvers that the inheritors of the property, the ...

When someone passes away and their property is not in a trust, these assets must typically go through probate. Probate is a ...

You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Come Learn How to Avoid Probate!” Probate is a process for determining if a decedent left a valid will, and for distributing the decedent’s assets to the ...

Inheritance Funding reports that probate attorneys guide families through the legal complexities of estate management, ...

It’s easy to create a plan to pass financial accounts directly to heirs before you die and avoid the probate process after death. All you have to do is complete a form from your financial institution ...

Setting up a trust document is just the beginning. Without transferring your assets into that trust — a process called ...

A few months ago, my elderly neighbor died. He and his late wife were the original owners of their home, built around 1960. One day, as I was driving past the house, I noticed one of my former college ...

Unless your loved one puts their estate into a living trust or similar legal arrangement, the fact of the matter is that their assets will likely need to pass through probate when they die. Probate is ...

Q: Eleven years ago, my wife and I set up a trust and know we must restructure it now. We did not place our home in the trust, as I felt we would sell it and move to a smaller home. Why do we need a ...

At a real estate meeting a few weeks ago, a nice young lady asked me how she can buy a probate property from her four squabbling relatives who inherited the house. They can’t decide if they want to ...