When a person dies without proper planning, their estate enters a public legal process that can last months—sometimes ...

Probate is the process of paying a deceased person’s bills and transferring ownership of that deceased person’s property pursuant to the person’s will or Ohio law as overseen by the local probate ...

Q: How do you know if an asset is a probate asset or not? Does it make a difference when creating a will? A: It’s really important to understand the difference between probate assets and non-probate ...

We constantly hear from advisors that we should plan our affairs in such a way as to avoid probate. What does the phrase mean and what property is subject to the probate process? What planning is ...

If the goal is to help children bypass probate, a living trust is only part of the strategy, not a catchall bucket for every ...

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. Probate can be an intimidating ...