Probate is the legal process of proving the validity of someone’s will. So, that means when a property is in probate, there are various legal maneuvers that the inheritors of the property, the ...

When a person dies, they might expect their remaining assets to follow a common sense line of succession, passing first to their spouse, then to their children. But even when these lines of succession ...

If you own any property at all, you probably know about estate planning. You can decide what happens to your assets after you die, of course. But sometimes, people don’t pen a will or trust before ...

There is a valuable segment of the property market being overlooked because it’s little understood: probate property. When someone dies, the person responsible for winding up their estate will usually ...

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 ...

An often-overlooked real estate profit opportunity, whether you want to buy your personal residence or an investment property, is acquiring a probate property. Few real estate agents and attorneys are ...

Delaware now allows homeowners to transfer real estate after death without probate, using a form available at county ...

Before you invest time and money into probate avoidance strategies, it's worth taking a step back to understand whether this ...