When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the ...

The probate of a simple will that leaves property in equal shares to two people should not take more than a few months.

Before paying for complex avoidance strategies or leaving your family to navigate a mess, find out what probate looks like ...

Before paying for complex avoidance strategies or leaving your family to navigate a mess, find out what probate looks like ...

It’s like the spare tire in your car — useful if something unexpected happens, but not what you want to drive on every day.

Your mother died recently, leaving a will naming you as personal representative. Her bank, however, refuses to allow you access to her accounts. What now? It's time for probate. Probate is a court ...

A new law lets Delaware homeowners pass property to heirs without probate, helping avoid tangled titles and costly legal ...

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If you will, allow us to present the hypothetical case of Pete Moneywise, a married, 78-year-old father of three who wants to ...

A Muniment of Title is an order admitting the will to probate and stating that there is no need for a formal administration ...

A caveat is a legal document filed with the Surrogate’s Court in the county where the decedent resided. It acts as a formal objection to either the probate of a will and/or the appointment of the ...