Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Probate is a term that often sends shivers down the spine of those unfamiliar ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Probate can be a scary term. Carl Carlson, founder and CEO of Carlson Financial, visited Eye on NE Kansas to explain what it is and how you can avoid it. Carlson said probate is ...

We created him.) “I went through it when my father died, and my family spent the next year talking to lawyers, trying to get things squared away.” He shares how the probate process caused tension ...

Probate is the legal process for distributing your property after you die. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

Probate refers to the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person. This process can take anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, depending on several factors such as the size ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The need for probate when a spouse dies depends on various factors. If assets were owned jointly, they often pass directly to the surviving spouse without probate. Similarly, assets like life ...