Most of the time, carrying out a dead person’s last wishes is fairly simple – their assets are divided as the deceased directed in the will, everyone grieves and then moves on, possibly with slightly ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Trusts and Estates Law columnists C. Raymond Radigan and Lois Bladykas discuss the filing of objections to probate, and explores discovery issues that may arise during a contested probate proceeding.

For many families, the administration of a decedent's estate proceeds quietly and efficiently. Assets are gathered, debts are paid and property is distributed according to a Last Will and Testament or ...

It goes without saying that every attorney draftsperson of a Will must keep in mind that the instrument he or she is preparing for the client may have to be “probated” (from the Latin probare, to test ...