Inheritance Funding reports the average estate settlement takes 6-12 months, but debts and disputes can extend the process to ...

Probate is the court procedure of proving a will after someone (the decedent) who has completed his or her last will and testament dies. If you have a will and pass away, you have passed away testate ...

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 ...

Probate is a largely misunderstood but generally feared concept. Over half of the respondents to a recent study said that they have no idea about the costs involved in probate, and that they perceive ...

Trust planning is a good way to avoid probate and to protect assets, but all trusts do not serve the same purpose. The ...

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