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

If the goal is to help children bypass probate, a living trust is only part of the strategy, not a catchall bucket for every ...

Probate is the process of paying a deceased person’s bills and transferring ownership of that deceased person’s property pursuant to the person’s will or Ohio law as overseen by the local probate ...

We constantly hear from advisors that we should plan our affairs in such a way as to avoid probate. What does the phrase mean and what property is subject to the probate process? What planning is ...

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Q: How do you know if an asset is a probate asset or not? Does it make a difference when creating a will? A: It’s really important to understand the difference between probate assets and non-probate ...

When a person dies with a will, their estate must usually undergo probate. This is the process by which the will is proven to be valid. As part of this process, the probate court will appoint an ...

We created him.) “I went through it when my father died, and my family spent the next year talking to lawyers, trying to get things squared away.” He shares how the probate process caused tension ...