Probate is the legal process of proving the validity of someone’s will. So, that means when a property is in probate, there are various legal maneuvers that the inheritors of the property, the ...

It’s easy to create a plan to pass financial accounts directly to heirs before you die and avoid the probate process after death. All you have to do is complete a form from your financial institution ...

A few months ago, my elderly neighbor died. He and his late wife were the original owners of their home, built around 1960. One day, as I was driving past the house, I noticed one of my former college ...

MIAMI, FL – July 31, 2025 – Inheriting a home after the death of a loved one is one of the most common and emotionally charged situations many families face. Yet few people know what to do when legal ...

When someone passes away and their property is not in a trust, these assets must typically go through probate. Probate is a court-supervised process that can delay distribution, increase costs and ...

When someone dies, particularly if there’s no will, property sales and the disposal of all of their other assets are handled by a probate court, whose mandate is to get the highest possible prices.

About half of all states now let real estate owners transfer properties at death using beneficiary/transfer on death deeds. The deeds are less costly to draft than living trusts. They're also flexible ...

Q: I enjoyed reading your recent article on the differences between using a will and a quitclaim deed in order to pass property to heirs or family members. I'm writing to ask about my 91-year-old ...

Many shrug their shoulders about estate planning. They feel they don’t have an estate because they aren’t wealthy. They also think probate, whatever that is, sounds too complex. An estate consists of ...

Alejandro Hernandez, CEO of ARH Real Estate Group LLC, Expands Los Angeles Probate Real Estate Concierge Program for ...

The California Court of Appeals decision in Ukkestad v. RBS Asset Finance, Inc., issued on March 16, 2015, may provide a way to fund a revocable trust that’s as easy as 1, 2 . . . (see below). The ...

In Byrd v. McDonald, op. No. 5409 (S.C.Ct.App. filed June 8, 2016) (Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 23 at 66) the S.C. Court of Appeals decided the appeal of a probate court action to determine heirs and ...