At the time, the attorney said all beneficiaries needed to wait eight months before the proceeds of the sale would be disbursed to ensure no unknown creditors came forward — a process known as probate ...

Following the death of a loved one, there may be fear and uncertainty about what to expect. However, needs must be attended to on behalf of the deceased. Specifically, an estate executor must be ...

Estate law often collides with tech privacy rules, leaving families locked out of email, photos, and online accounts.

You are not an executor until the court admits the decedent’s will to probate, signs an order appointing you as executor, and you take the executor’s oath. Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto If you ...

The weight of all that may trigger emotions besides grief. For example, shock — especially if your late relative named you ...

Dear Amy: Our widowed father died three years ago. He left a moderate estate to his seven children. Our sister “Tracy” was named executor. She sold his condo and accessed various accounts and divided ...

Consider the hypothetical case of Jessica from Minneapolis, whose father died four years ago. She was entitled to a percentage of the value of her childhood home, which was sold shortly after her ...