Probate

Serving as executor for someone’s estate means you need to fulfill all their last wishes. It is your duty to carry out their instructions in their estate plan and to complete some unfinished business. People who serve as executors have an obligation to distribute...

Probate is a process you may seek to avoid. It has the potential to create a great deal of hassle for your heirs. It is also surrounded by many fallacies. These need dispelling before proper estate planning may occur since probate is a major consideration when...

When someone designates you as the executor of his or her will, you become the administrator of his or her probate estate when (s)he dies. This makes you a fiduciary. As FindLaw explains, this means that you represent the estate and its beneficiaries, i.e., the heirs....

Probate is not always a long process even though many people think that it is. A simple estate can often move through the process quickly. However, complex estates will usually take more time.  According to SmartAsset, you can usually tell how long probate will take...

When a loved one dies, the remaining family members and friends go through a variety of emotions and feelings. Many people are unsure of what steps to take in dealing with the decedent’s estate, and there is often confusion when it comes to figuring out how to...

If you’ve just lost a family member, you are likely trying to work through your own grief and be there for those that you love. During a difficult time like this, it can feel especially burdensome to tend to the legal matters related to the decedent’s estate....