Securing an Unmarried Couple’s Future in California with an Estate Planning Attorney Oceanside, United States – December 22, ...

Dear Liz: When I retired, I had a small 401 (k) with about $12,000 in it. Instead of rolling that money into an IRA, I took a distribution and paid taxes on it. I had no immediate need for the ...

Soto Law Group has published a comprehensive new article, “Newport Beach Probate – How Long It Takes and What It Really Costs,” offering a detailed look into the probate process in Orange County, ...

Someone dies. Property sits. Debts linger. And suddenly, you’re stuck with a mountain of legal rules. What now? How do you make sure the world knows about the estate? If you skip one step, the courts ...

California passes AB-565 and AB-1521 to reduce friction in trust proceedings and add estate notice rules for advisors ...

Lorain County Probate Judge James T. Walther has announced there will be a vacancy on the Lorain County Metro Parks Board of Park Commissioners. Commissioner Kenneth Lieux, an attorney, recently ...

Probate is the legal process of distributing your loved one’s assets and paying any remaining debts. The person responsible — the executor or administrator — will open a probate case. It can start 30 ...

As the air turns crisp and pumpkins appear on porches, our thoughts turn — if only briefly — to the mysterious and sometimes spooky side of life ... and death. While ghosts, ghouls and haunted houses ...

If you’re named as an executor in a loved one’s will, you’ll be responsible for sorting out their affairs and sharing out their assets. This process is known as estate administration. This generally ...

Wondering whether retirement accounts go through probate? In most cases, they don’t — thanks to beneficiary designations.. Retirement accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s and annuities typically bypass probate ...

Detroit — A retired Detroit police official is wading through a probate court morass to ensure a dead colleague and his wife get headstones on their graves. Former Detroit Police Deputy Chief Jamie ...

California inheritance law governs how property is distributed when someone passes away—whether or not they’ve created a valid will or trust. In April 2025, California implemented a major reform that ...