In effect, probate functioned as a pre-emptive filter, forcing scrutiny at the planning stage, before property or assets were ...

When someone dies without a will and leaves behind debt, the decision to administer the estate can carry real financial risk.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. About 70% of U.S. adults don’t have a will or trust, according to ...

Without a will, your state probate court decides where your property goes after your death. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

Think your family automatically gets everything when you die? In Texas, it's not that simple. Here's who inherits if there's no will.

Chadwick Boseman’s widow has filed a probate case as the late “Black Panther” star died without a will. Taylor Simone Ledward filed the case on Thursday in Los Angeles and is requesting a judge name ...

In a significant shift to India’s inheritance and succession framework, Parliament has removed a long-standing legal hurdle ...

Editor's note: The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Any readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are ...

Probate is the legal process for distributing your property after you die. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

Applying for probate is a difficult business. When someone dies, the executors (those people nominated by the deceased to manage their will) need to apply for a grant of probate, which allows them ...

Add Chadwick Boseman to the long list of nearly 70% of African Americans who have no will or estate plan in place. Chadwick Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, recently filed a probate case to ask ...

Are you dithering about preparing your will? If you die without one, the state will make all of the calls on where your ...