Some people don’t know about probate at all. Others think that all you do is make a will, then read it after death and follow the directions. Some actually don’t realize that in order to validate the ...

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A death in the family is always a stressful event, probably much more so during a global pandemic that places severe limits on how people can gather to grieve. But, with social distancing in full ...

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You might have a job or just have retired and you learn suddenly that your Great Aunt Lucy died and named you executor of her will. How hard could it be you ask to resolve an estate by yourself ...

Q. My father-in-law passed away a couple of years ago. Because of various emotional and financial reasons, my husband and I are just taking, or trying to take, over the house. It needs a lot of work, ...