It’s easy to create a plan to pass financial accounts directly to heirs before you die and avoid the probate process after death. All you have to do is complete a form from your financial institution ...

Following a sale approval by a Franklin County Probate Court judge, there is more optimism about what could be coming to a ...

Unless your loved one puts their estate into a living trust or similar legal arrangement, the fact of the matter is that their assets will likely need to pass through probate when they die. Probate is ...

You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Come Learn How to Avoid Probate!” Probate is a process for determining if a decedent left a valid will, and for distributing the decedent’s assets to the ...

A few months ago, my elderly neighbor died. He and his late wife were the original owners of their home, built around 1960. One day, as I was driving past the house, I noticed one of my former college ...

At a real estate meeting a few weeks ago, a nice young lady asked me how she can buy a probate property from her four squabbling relatives who inherited the house. They can’t decide if they want to ...

A few months ago, my elderly neighbor died. He and his late wife were the original owners of their home, built around 1960. One day, as I was driving past the house, I noticed one of my former college ...

One of the most common concerns I hear from families dealing with a loved one's passing is frustration over how long probate ...

There is more optimism about a large far east side property which has been vacant and is in rough shape. The site of the ...