What is probate? Probate is the legal process for reviewing, managing and distributing someone’s estate after they die. The purpose of probate is to verify the validity of your estate plan. It ...

Next Avenue recently asked readers to tell us the estate planning questions they’d like us to answer. We’re now back with the experts’ views on the top question on your mind, plus — as a bonus — their ...

However, probate is required for the beneficiaries of many classes to obtain legal or marketable title — such as of investment accounts or real estate. The following example (which I wish were fiction ...