GOBankingRates spoke with estate planning experts for their advice on steps to take if you want to pass your home to your heirs.

The keys to buying a deceased neighbor's home lay in proper etiquette, working the right channels, and timing your approach ...

You can be a "good" executor, even though carrying out someone's final wishes from their estate can be challenging.

How auction can turn probate problem properties into homes for living - Auctions offer speed, certainty and transparency, getting fixed up and lived in again ...

If the goal is to help children bypass probate, a living trust is only part of the strategy, not a catchall bucket for every ...

There has been “a seismic shift” towards mediating disputes over wills and inheritance rather than going to court, a ...

The probate court case alleges Walshe, who had been disinherited by his father, destroyed the will and took control of his ...

Your 401(k) doesn’t just disappear when you die. Here’s how it’s transferred, who gets it, the tax impact, and why ...

If a loved one passes without a will or any funeral plans in place, the stress — and the expenses — can end up on your ...

If a loved one passes without a will or any funeral plans in place, the stress — and the expenses — can end up on your ...

Attorneys in Nevada can pay to remove a judge from a civil case through peremptory challenges, and data shows that a small ...