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To make the inheritance process simpler, the government has withdrawn the mandatory clause to probate a Will. A validly executed Will can now be acted upon directly by heirs and institutions such as ...

The loss of someone close is an upsetting time that can be stressful and confusing from the start. In addition, when the aftermath involves settling an estate, the chaos seems to go from bad to worse.

Scrapping mandatory probate is likely to streamline asset inheritance and bring consistency to India's legal framework. India scraps mandatory probate of wills in Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata Move ...

Mumbai: Parliament earlier this week cleared a sweeping reform that will end a long-standing anomaly in India’s succession laws, paving the way for Hindus and several other communities to no longer ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

Question: My husband's grandfather lived with us the past three years. He recently passed away. To our knowledge, his only assets are a $100,000 Wells Fargo CD and a “free and clear” vacant lot in ...

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When planning your estate in Washington State, one of the most common questions is whether to use a Revocable Living Trust (RLT) or a Will. Most are curious because of the horrors they hear or the ...

Paul Bedard of The Law Office of Paul Bedard won his race for probate judge as an uncontested Democrat. Bedard is a long-time probate practitioner who has served on hundreds of probate matters of all ...

Outline why obtaining a grant of probate is taking longer than ever Explain the treatment of estate property before probate is granted Sum up how advisers can help mitigate the impact of changes to ...

Private client group STEP is to lobby the government to bring the Non-Contentious Probate Rules (NCPR) in line with the Legal Services Act 2007 in the wake of the Mazur ruling. It comes as the Law ...