The Supreme Court recently held that a State Government cannot invoke the doctrine of escheat under Section 29 of the Hindu ...

Then extended family: If there are no parents or siblings, the estate might pass to grandparents, then to aunts, uncles and cousins. In our hypothetical cousin’s case, with no spouse, children, ...

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

Q: I have been told that you can avoid probate without using a trust by registering your bank accounts a certain way. Is there any truth to this? A: With some clever planning, it may be possible to ...

Cortes Law Firm Oklahoma City has announced a new educational initiative to shed light on its estate planning and probate ...

Learn about how trusts can avoid probate, the mechanism behind it, types of trusts, common misconceptions, and other probate avoidance methods.

Disputes over wills and trusts are often preventable. With thoughtful estate planning, clear legal advice and timely ...

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1) the property owner (grantor) retains life estate while granting to someone else (grantee) the remainder interest, and 2) the grantor retains the legal right to rescind the remainder interest to ...

Dying without a will lets state law decide who inherits Unmarried partners and stepchildren may be left out Surrogate’s court handles wills, estates, trusts and guardianships Most cases involve ...

Tony Hsieh left a will that was just discovered —more than four years after his death, according to a new court filing that could upend the tech mogul’s probate case and legal battles over his estate.