Discover the importance of estate planning to protect your family from legal complexities and financial burdens.

If you die without a will or a living trust, probate can substantially influence the transfer of your assets. Here’s what you need to know to avoid the probate process. If you want to protect ...

Probate is initiated by filing a petition with the court. If the estate is valued under $50,000 or consists solely of personal property (up to $100,000 in motor vehicles), Alaska allows for a ...

If you are one of the 2 million people who have moved to Texas in the last five years, we need to talk because you may be in ...

Before shifting my practice from estate planning to estate litigation, I witnessed up close the challenges and frustrations ...

What is probate, and why do people try to avoid it? Probate is a court-supervised process that validates a person’s will, ...

Creating a living trust is one of the most effective ways for Idaho residents to ensure their assets transfer efficiently to ...

Carlson said probate is the legal process of sorting out an estate after a person passes away. He said it can mean a court making decisions for you, and it can take a lot of time and money.

At least that’s how Norman Dacey depicted probate in his bestselling book How to Avoid Probate! Dacey was something of a gadfly in the financial planning world in the 1960s and ’70s (his follo ...

Just having the skills and experience to do the job isn't enough. The probate attorney you hire needs to have the right ...