Before shifting my practice from estate planning to estate litigation, I witnessed up close the challenges and frustrations ...

California living trust laws govern how residents can create and manage trusts to hold their assets, potentially bypassing ...

Like most states, California lets “small estates” below a certain value pass to a deceased person’s heirs without going ...

California’s Assembly Bill 2016 – which goes into effect April 1 – introduces significant positive changes to the probate ...

One of the more popular items on retirement surveys is the “magic number”: How much savings you need, on top of any Social ...

The IRS calls it an 'involuntary conversion' when your property is destroyed and you receive insurance proceeds.

A house title denotes ownership rights: It is the bundle of rights that dictates who has legal or equitable interest in the ...

Nearly 60% report not being knowledgeable about how and where to seek help for grief. And less than one-third know about the probate process, while just two in five know how to navigate claiming ...

The ability to switch from one benefit to another is typically limited. If you were already receiving your benefit, for ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A court on Monday cleared the way for the release of investigative records from the deaths of Gene ...

A Connecticut woman who is accused of locking her emaciated stepson in a room and holding him captive for nearly 20 years made a breif court appearance on Wednesday.