Discover various strategies to get around probate. Learn about living trusts, joint ownership, beneficiary designations, gifting assets, and more.

The 7 Investigators first exposed how some public officials and real estate brokers are cashing in by selling homes after someone dies, often leaving the rightful heirs with very little in the estate.

Reader Question: How can I avoid probate at death? Answer: Probate is a court administered process whereby at death, the court oversees the transfer of your probate property from your name to the ...

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How Does Probate Work? Probate goes through a long list of procedures that depend on the state the decedent lived in and the type of estate he or she had.

How to Make an Inventory for Court in a Probate Case. If you're making an inventory for probate, then you're likely the executor or administrator of an estate. You're charged with shepherding the ...

I recently probated a will by myself, and I'm not a lawyer. How was I able to do that if they don't let people do probate without a lawyer? A: There are four Harris County probate courts.