Avoid these 3 estate-planning mistakes and make probate cheaper and easier for your loved ones
Estate planning Often people mistake estate plan with a will, estate planning goes beyond writing a will. A will is just a document contained in an estate plan. An estate plan contains far much information and instructions and the will is just one of the documents contained in an estate plan. An estate plan makes […]
Do All Wills Need to Go Through Probate?
Probate is a legal process with which the court uses to ascertain the validity of a will. There are various steps involved in the probate process. This process is initiated by the executor to the estate. The executor is a person that is named in the will by the testator; he is in charge of […]
Proposed change to probate fees
Did you lost a loved one who has an estate worth millions of dollars? Did the deceased make a will before he died or he died intestate, either ways the process with which the court decides if his will is valid or not is known as probate, also if he died without a will – […]
Inheritance Tax: General enquiries
At the death of a person – the testator – his assets are distributed among his heirs and those he wishes to benefit from his estate. He controls the way which his assets are shared via his will. He prepares his will while he is still alive noting down every detail regarding his assets such […]
How to Probate an Estate: Inventory, Documents and Assets
What is Probate? Probate is the term for a legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a deceased person’s will or the estate of a deceased person without a will. Probate is a legal process that administers the […]
The Top Three Ways to Avoid Probate
Meaning of Probate Probate is the term for a legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a deceased person’s will or the estate of a deceased person without a will. Probate is a legal process that administers the […]
How to Avoid Probate in New York: Legal Strategies That Work (2026)
Learn how to avoid probate in New York in 2026 with living trusts, TOD accounts, and beneficiary designations. Strategies that actually work, from NY estate attorneys.
What Happens if You Don’t Probate the Will?
What is probate? Probate is a legal process of through which the court decides if a will is valid or not. A will is written by the testator when he is still alive. The testator is the deceased person. When the testator dies, his will goes through the probate process. This is relevant as the […]
When is Probate Unnecessary?
Probate is a legal process which the court of law uses to ascertain the validity of the last will and testament of a deceased person. The probate process is the only legal means by which assets and titles are passed down from the deceased person to their heirs and beneficiaries. Without the probate process, all […]
The Probate process: Four simple steps
What is Probate Probate is the term for a legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a deceased person’s will or the estate of a deceased person without a will. Probate is a legal process that administers the […]