How can families plan ahead to protect their assets, support loved ones, and ensure their wishes are honored? On this week’s LIFE Ahead, host Sandy Thomson welcomes Heidi B. Adair and Phillip E. Houk ...

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 ...

Sooner or later, we all will face a situation in which a family member has died and we face the question, "What do I do now?" In Connecticut, we use the probate courts to oversee the administration of ...

Probate in Pennsylvania is likely to take at least several months and not uncommonly more than a year. Many factors can influence the time required to usher an estate through Pennsylvania. The ...

Drafting a Will is one of the simplest forms of succession planning, which can help many Indian families from succession related problems. However, a simple Will, while useful, may not always be ...

Wondering whether retirement accounts go through probate? In most cases, they don’t — thanks to beneficiary designations.. Retirement accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s and annuities typically bypass probate ...