You can report potential probate scams to your probate court. They can issue a special order to protect assets, require ...

Some of the most valuable documents for genealogy are wills and the documents related to the legal process of administering a person's property after their death. This process is called probate. If ...

To a genealogist, probate is a beautiful thing. Merriam-Webster defines probate as follows: a) the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for ...

When researching your family history, do not narrow your search to only a male or female member of the family. With that approach, you might overlook helpful documents. Make a list of known brothers, ...

Q: My mother died in January 2023. My sister is the executor of her estate. When I enquire about what is going on with the probate, she gets hostile and says it's in probate court and she's waiting to ...

Top estate planning and probate attorney David Russ founder of DSR Legal, PLLC advises that real estate in North Carolina may ...

Featured speaker, Probate Judge Angela Cole, will discuss the role of the Judge of Probate Court, including her personal experience.

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 ...