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

Probate is the court procedure of proving a will after someone (the decedent) who has completed his or her last will and testament dies. If you have a will and pass away, you have passed away testate ...

Drafting a Will is one of the simplest forms of succession planning, which can help many Indian families from succession related problems. However, a simple Will, while useful, may not always be ...

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

Q: My mother died in January 2023. My sister is the executor of her estate. When I enquire about what is going on with the probate, she gets hostile and says it's in probate court and she's waiting to ...

Penny Pryor has more than two decades experience writing, reporting and editing financial services publications. She has contributed to, and edited, the Money Section of the Sun Herald and The Sunday ...