If you have ever served as an executor of an estate, then you will appreciate the risks that go into making a final distribution of assets. A lot must go on behind the scenes before assets start going ...

Application for Probate required for the estate of a deceased person prior to the distribution of the assets according to the Will of the deceased according to law following deduction of any death ...

A judge in Broward’s probate division describes new rules that make it easier to handle loved ones’ estates without hiring lawyers.

Many people create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, maintain privacy, and ensure smooth estate distribution. However, these benefits only apply if you properly “fund” your trust, meaning you ...

The marathon resolution of Prince's estate appears to be nearing its last mile. The administrators of the late musician's estate recently settled a complicated dispute with the Internal Revenue ...

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Your 401(k) doesn’t just disappear when you die. Here’s how it’s transferred, who gets it, the tax impact, and why ...

At some point in your lifetime, you may be a beneficiary in waiting. That is what beneficiaries of wills do – they wait for a will to be probated, they wait for information from the estate’s personal ...

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