Intestacy occurs when someone dies without a will, leaving their estate to be distributed according to probate court ...

A trust approaches those same goals with more flexibility and privacy. It can manage assets during life, after death, and even across generations. The differences are not technical details reserved ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Probate is a term that often sends shivers down the spine of those unfamiliar ...

There are good reasons people want their estates to avoid probate, and a lot of ways to do it. Probate can tie up the estate for months or longer and incur extra expenses. While some states and ...

For many families, the administration of a decedent's estate proceeds quietly and efficiently. Assets are gathered, debts are ...

If you will, allow us to present the hypothetical case of Pete Moneywise, a married, 78-year-old father of three who wants to get his financial affairs in order before his passing. Though he exists ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. It was a ...

Texas has an extraordinarily easy type of probate called independent administration, which is used for most probate estates.

The Ellington Probate Court, which serves the communities of Vernon and Ellington, Connecticut, has moved to its new court space ...