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 ...
Probate can feel like stepping into a maze of legal paperwork, court deadlines and emotional decisions, often at one of life’s more difficult moments. Families suddenly find themselves juggling ...
Probate is the legal process of distributing your loved one’s assets and paying any remaining debts. The person responsible — the executor or administrator — will open a probate case. It can start 30 ...
Putting everything you own into a living trust can feel like the safest way to help your kids skip probate, but some assets ...