Parents can exit a family mortgage by forgiving the loan and releasing the lien, plus tips on gift tax and donating a ...

Probate Commissioner Vanessa Smith also coached the convicted fraudster on how to secure visitation rights with his elderly ...

Scammers exploit probate filings to target grieving families with fake fees and debts, Kurt "Cyberguy" Knutsson reports.

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

When their elderly cousin George died aged 85 without a will in place, brothers Brian and Dennis were left in charge of ...

If you want an extra layer of security and peace of mind, you can create a revocable living trust. A trust would have helped ...

Maybe you’ve heard of “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.” It’s a guide to proactively downsizing your stuff while you’re still alive. Doing so spares your heirs the mess of doing it themselves ...

A new law lets Delaware homeowners pass property to heirs without probate, helping avoid tangled titles and costly legal battles.

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 ...

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.