Death is taboo for many Americans, but a lack of planning can cost families time and money in probate. InvestigateTV+ explains why.

Just because two people are married and share a home does not automatically mean they’re both the legal owners of that home.

A new law lets Delaware homeowners pass property to heirs without probate, helping avoid tangled titles and costly legal ...

When a loved one passes away and you know you need to get the probate court involved, oftentimes people find themselves asking where they begin. Further, people often wonder if they must get an ...

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 ...

When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the court-supervised process of validating a will, paying debts and distributing assets to ...

Wills have long been utilized as a classic estate-planning tool. But it's not enough to write up a will and call it a day. Once someone with a will passes away, a court needs to validate it via a ...

If the original owner of the bank account dies without a beneficiary, their money becomes part of their estate and goes ...