Probate, often feared and misunderstood, is a court-supervised process that settles a deceased person's debts and distributes assets according to their will or state law. The concerns around probate ...

Probate is a largely misunderstood but generally feared concept. Over half of the respondents to a recent study said that they have no idea about the costs involved in probate, and that they perceive ...

The need for probate when a spouse dies depends on various factors. If assets were owned jointly, they often pass directly to the surviving spouse without probate. Similarly, assets like life ...

When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the court-supervised process of validating a will, paying debts and distributing assets to ...

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

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, ...

The complex legal process of probate is the subject of a newly released article, “Navigating the Orlando Probate Process: What Every Executor Needs to Know“, featuring insights from Tom Moss, an ...