Just because two people are married and share a home does not automatically mean they’re both the legal owners of that home.

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

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 ...

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

When a loved one passes away and you know you need to get the probate court involved, oftentimes people find themselves asking where they begin. Further, people often wonder if they must get an ...

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

If the original owner of the bank account dies without a beneficiary, their money becomes part of their estate and goes ...

Top estate planning and probate attorney David Russ founder of DSR Legal, PLLC highlights the crucial role probate attorneys ...

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Wills have long been utilized as a classic estate-planning tool. But it's not enough to write up a will and call it a day. Once someone with a will passes away, a court needs to validate it via a ...