When a person dies without proper planning, their estate enters a public legal process that can last months—sometimes ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph Announce New Strategy Guide on "How to Avoid Probate in California" PALM SPRINGS, ...

Lady Bird deeds offer Texans a way to transfer a home without probate while protecting it from Medicaid estate recovery. Here ...

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

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, ...

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These rules have a long history in the United States. They played a role in the notorious murders by the Menendez brothers ...

For three years, the fate of poor people accused of crimes in San Benito County lay in the hands of attorneys who barely ...

The so-called "slayer rule" in California is likely to play a role in the inheritance left to the family of slain director ...

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 ...

Thousands of residents across parts of California and Oregon have been advised to stay indoors where possible on Thursday due to concerns over high levels of air pollution. Unhealthy levels of air ...

Thousands of residents in California face potentially unhealthy levels of air pollution early Saturday morning, a live map from AirNow shows. The map shows an area of fine particle (PM2.5) pollution ...