Depending on the nature of any given asset, there are ways to avoid probate. Probate is the process of managing and distributing someone’s assets after they have died. For someone who dies with a will ...

I have heard conflicting information about trusts vs. wills regarding probate. If you only have a will, does it have to go through probate in California? If so, how long does that process take and how ...

Alejandro Hernandez Earns Certified Probate & Trust Specialist Designation from the California Association of Realtors® ...

California’s probate process aims to expeditiously identify and resolve the claims of creditors against decedents. Creditors who are unsophisticated, or who simply do not learn of the decedent’s ...

Unlike traditional brokerage models, ARH Real Estate Group LLC approaches estate-related transactions through a fiduciary advisory framework, working closely with trustees, executors, probate counsel, ...

Dear Liz: Is there a minimum amount of assets required before a revocable living trust is advisable? I am retired but my wife is still working. If we do not include our 401(k) plans, our total liquid ...

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 ...

Emotions run high in probate disputes. An objective appellate eye can help guide clients toward the right solution—whether they recommend an appeal or not. The first question most clients ask when ...

Love landed Elinor Frerichs in a secured facility for people with dementia. Twelve days after the death of her husband, 95-year-old Frerichs married a friend 26 years her junior, a man who watched the ...