About half of all people who die in the United States die without a will — a legal directive of what will happen to their money, debts and properties after they’re gone. More than 700,000 people have ...

The state's probate court is about to meet modern times. The Connecticut Probate Court Assembly has written a plan consolidating the present 117 probate court districts into 50. For New Milford ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s one of the most important courts and also one that many aren’t familiar with -- probate court. Probate court is one we all at some point may end up in. “We touch every life in Bexar ...

The article about Aubrey McClendon’s estate says that probate is usually for those who lack the means to plan their estates (“Oil Tycoon’s Probate Fight Enters Year 2,” page one, March 3). In fact, ...

The redistricting of the state's probate courts, which is based on population levels, will take effect Jan. 5, 2011. The measure will reduce the court count from 117 to 54. For residents in smaller ...

In Gaddy v. Fenenbock (In re Est. of Fenenbock), a probate court entered an order directing the independent executor of an estate to make a partial distribution of assets from the residuary clause in ...

In The Management Trust of Norsworthy, the court reviewed a trustee’s accountings and petition for approval to enter into an agreement with the beneficiary’s wife to make regular distributions to her ...

Paul Bedard of The Law Office of Paul Bedard won his race for probate judge as an uncontested Democrat. Bedard is a long-time probate practitioner who has served on hundreds of probate matters of all ...

Before you invest time and money into probate avoidance strategies, it's worth taking a step back to understand whether this ...