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

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

Nothing is certain, it is said, but death and taxes. Yet, many Americans know surprisingly little about the legal process that follows a loved one’s death. A new report, titled The State of Probate in ...

Probate refers to the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person. This process can take anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, depending on several factors such as the size ...