Sometimes, not always, when a person dies — even if they left a will — a legal process called probate ensues. Probate is ...

When someone dies, their home can be frozen in lengthy estate administration. In the most protracted cases, wills are contested, disputes erupt between beneficiaries, or multiple executors struggle to ...

“If you die without a will, any assets leftover after your debts are paid off will go to your living relatives. If you have ...

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It’s known as intestate succession, which means you died and didn’t have a will. The law in South Carolina and other states ...

This means, for example, that if Dave's dad had $150,000 in a bank account when he passed away, the creditors could go after ...

Curtis Legal has announced the appointment of Rhian Rees as the new Head of Probate, bringing her extensive experience to the ...

The probate court case alleges Walshe, who had been disinherited by his father, destroyed the will and took control of his ...

A new website launched by the county treasurer makes it easier to find your forgotten money from court cases, jail accounts, ...

All states have some form of a slayer rule that prevents killers from inheriting from their victims. While the rules differ ...

My sister has written to me, saying she is upset that I had mentioned paying off some of my debts with dad’s inheritance. I don’t know exactly how much my sister, my brother and I are supposedly ...

According to a news release, former prosecutor and current Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Magistrate Shelley Pratt is announcing her run as a Republican for Trumbull County Probate Judge. Pratt ...