When you serve as the executor of a will, you’ll need to grapple with a lot of paperwork as you coordinate the distribution of assets and property. Rest assured that whatever step of the probate ...

Solicitors will be forced to submit probate applications online from next month under legislation laid in parliament today, as the government promises a ‘quicker and more reliable’ probate service.

My father died a few months ago, and I am the executor of his estate. The estate is not too large, and I don't want to spend thousands of dollars hiring a lawyer. I made a few phone calls to the ...

Several years ago, the family law bar strongly opposed the Texas Supreme Court's creation of forms for people to represent themselves in divorces. What might wills, trusts and probate attorneys think ...

Applying for probate is a difficult business. When someone dies, the executors (those people nominated by the deceased to manage their will) need to apply for a grant of probate, which allows them ...

Planning for death is like any other transition of life, except this is one we can make easier for our loved ones. Don’t let the process of settling your estate, a process commonly known as probate, ...

Dealing with the death of a loved one is upsetting and stressful enough, but there are specific and sometimes complex rules to follow if you have been put in charge of managing their estate. The ins ...

The Ontario government has overhauled the province’s probate application process in an effort to simplify it and align it with changes to provincial estate law that take effect next year. In ...