He shares how the probate process caused tension between his siblings. He also harbored frustration over one unanswerable ...

The reformed probate service, launched in 2019, has made a huge impact, with over 1 million digital applications processed ...

California’s Assembly Bill 2016 – which goes into effect April 1 – introduces significant positive changes to the probate ...

Probate is the legal process for reviewing, managing and distributing someone’s estate after they die. The purpose of probate is to verify the validity of your estate plan. It includes reviewing ...

One of the more misunderstood areas of law is “probate.” We have all heard the term before but you may not be exactly sure ...

One of the most effective tools in the estate planning process is a trust, which can offer significant advantages-including the ability to bypass the often lengthy and costly probate process.

The probate court process is required before financial property and real property held in the name of the deceased person can be retitled into the name of an heir, but probate is not required for ...

Living trusts don't have to go through the lengthy and expensive probate process. The details of a living trust are not a part of the public record. Living trusts can be revoked or changed while ...

A transfer on death (TOD) ensures your assets are passed immediately to your designated beneficiaries after without legal hurdles, unlike a will, which has to go through the probate process that ...