It’s easy to create a plan to pass financial accounts directly to heirs before you die and avoid the probate process after death. All you have to do is complete a form from your financial institution ...

Local residents can learn the best ways to navigate the probate legal process during a probate and estate planning summit hosted by the Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office. The summit will be ...

A probate court can handle the distribution of an estate’s assets, but it’s not always an efficient process. What Is Probate? What Is Involved in Probate? How Long Will the Probate Process Take? Can ...

Kenneth Ratliff’s parents passed away years ago without any estate plan. Ratliff, 57, said he is struggling to find a pro bono attorney to help him through the probate process — a lengthy and ...

If a deceased person failed to write a will, the laws of the state govern property distribution. As mentioned in my previous column, this is termed intestate inheritance. While the will is probably ...

This is the third installment of my seven-part series on major estate planning mistakes. The first two are here and here. Not avoiding probate. When an asset passes to others through a will, it has to ...

Probate can take six months to a year in Colorado, depending on the complexity of the estate. The size of the estate, the clarity of the will, and whether it’s a formal or informal probate case can ...

Can You Settle an Estate Without Probate? In certain situations, it is possible to settle an estate without going through probate. Assets held in joint ownership, assets with named beneficiaries (such ...