Understand the importance of Estate Planning and Probate, including their definitions, how they interconnect, their special ...

Explore Probate Court, including its definition, key functions, actors, and the costs involved. Learn estate strategies to avoid going through the court.

Although most people recognize a last will and testaments as the primary way to pass property upon death, a more powerful estate planning document, the revocable living trust, is becoming increasingly ...

The US Capitol stands quiet as the government shuts down, leaving thousands of federal workers unpaid and essential services operating under strain. AFP News As midnight struck on 1 October 2025, the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The WNDU 16 News Now I-Team is learning about a verbal altercation this week at the St. Joseph County Probate Court involving the court’s head judge. This led to the ...

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to speed up the settlement of unclaimed funds between October and December. Banks held about ₹67,270 crore in unclaimed deposits as of June 2025, ...

Wills have long been utilized as a classic estate-planning tool. But it's not enough to write up a will and call it a day. Once someone with a will passes away, a court needs to validate it via a ...

A reader challenged me to write about avoiding probate, which he identified as the evil that led him to suffer years of legal “terrorism,” going through what must have been a brutal lawsuit over his ...