Learn how probate validates a will, pays debts, and distributes assets to heirs. State intestacy laws apply when there is no ...

A do-it-yourself form, newly created by the Legislature, will allow property owners to transfer land and buildings to their heirs without going through probate court — saving legal fees that ...

Probate court is a specialized type of court that deals with the property and debts of a person who has died. The primary function of probate court is to ensure that a decedent's estate is distributed ...

Probate handles asset distribution post-death; having a will simplifies this process. Assign beneficiaries for assets like life insurance to bypass probate. Creating a trust can avoid probate, ...

This is the third installment of my seven-part series on major estate planning mistakes. The first two are here and here. Not avoiding probate. When an asset passes to others through a will, it has to ...