Probate is the court procedure of proving a will after someone (the decedent) who has completed his or her last will and testament dies. If you have a will and pass away, you have passed away testate ...

Probate is a legal procedure through which a deceased individual's estate is administered and distributed. The probate process commences when the deceased individual's representative, known as the ...

No, not all wills go into probate. Whether a will must go through probate depends on various factors, such as the type and ...

Although most people would not want a court proceeding on death, many people mistakenly think that a will avoids one. On the contrary, wills are legal documents used in probate court if you die with ...

This article is the fourth in a series of articles concerning contested probate proceedings in the Surrogate's Court. We are hopeful that this series will provide practitioners with a resource ...

(Springfield, MO) InvestigateTV — Terry Miller’s sons weren’t ready to say goodbye to their father, a fun-loving fisherman with a strong moral code. But they were even less prepared for what followed ...

The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate began probate proceedings on Wednesday afternoon. Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s longtime Las Vegas attorney, filed a petition to name himself as special ...