If you have ever been an executor of an estate or if you know someone who has had to deal with a probate estate, you likely know the probate process can be slow, cumbersome and expensive. Fortunately, ...

From Civil War hangings to presidential visits and quirky courthouse tales, explore 175 years of drama, justice and survival at Cape Girardeau's Common Pleas Courthouse.

Jeffrey Epstein planned to distribute his considerable wealth among an array of friends, family, employees and associates, ...

In 2013, Taylor was recognized with a Nebraska Supreme Court Distinguished Judge Award for service to the community. The ...

Two candidates qualified for the March 17 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Clayton County Probate Judge ...

More than four in five people thought the value of everyday items was too high in a test by a probate and chattel valuer.

Inheriting a house with a mortgage makes an already difficult time more stressful. Unfortunately, it usually happens when you're grieving, and your clear legal authority over the property may not be ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

Delaware homeowners now have a new way to pass on real estate after death without going through probate, following the statewide rollout of transfer-on-death deeds. Under the Delaware Transfer on ...

Dealing with a loved one’s belongings after their death is never easy. But as Alaska’s state courts have discovered, an inaccurate or misleading artificial intelligence chatbot can easily make matters ...

Living together unmarried has become more common over time, as the marriage rate has declined and the age at which women and men get married has gone up. While that status may not seem to matter on a ...