It was time for Joe to start what was needed to handle his sister Carrie’s estate. She had died recently. He had her will and thought her estate was likely to qualify as a small estate under West ...

A small estate affidavit in Oregon allows heirs to transfer a deceased person's assets without going through a lengthy probate process. This can facilitate asset distribution in a way that minimizes ...

Q: My sister passed away and named me as the beneficiary and executor in her will. She owned nothing. The only asset is a life insurance policy payable to her estate for $1,500. My lawyer told me not ...

The need for probate when a spouse dies depends on various factors. If assets were owned jointly, they often pass directly to the surviving spouse without probate. Similarly, assets like life ...

A small estate affidavit in Ohio is a legal document that allows an estate to be settled without going through the lengthy probate process. In Ohio, an estate qualifies as "small" if the total value ...