Key steps, taxes and family considerations of inherited property.

Buying a property in probate can offer opportunities for buyers to purchase a home at a lower price, as executors may be keen to sell quickly. However, the process is different from a standard ...

One of the most common concerns I hear from families dealing with a loved one's passing is frustration over how long probate ...

When a person dies, they might expect their remaining assets to follow a common sense line of succession, passing first to their spouse, then to their children. But even when these lines of succession ...

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 ...

That's exactly what happened to Margaret Miller after her husband, David, unexpectedly died only two years after they put their shared assets in a revocable living trust, the Cape Gazette reports.