January 27, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Sawyer & Sawyer, P.A. has published a new educational article, Settling an ...

Choosing a Will scribe carefully is crucial, especially if they are also a witness. While a close relative can draft a Will, it may lead to increased judicial scrutiny. A scribe can act as a witness ...

Your 401(k) doesn’t just disappear when you die. Here’s how it’s transferred, who gets it, the tax impact, and why beneficiary updates matter more than you think.

When someone dies, even seemingly simple assets like bank accounts can become complicated fast. Whether those funds can get transferred to loved ones or go to probate often comes down to a few small ...

An administration bond protects an estate by ensuring administrators comply with wills and legal standards, thereby safeguarding beneficiaries from potential mismanagement.

When you die, estate planners say, one of the finest gifts you can leave your heirs is a plan for avoiding probate. Probate ...

Inheriting a house with a mortgage makes an already difficult time more stressful. Unfortunately, it usually happens when you're grieving, and your clear legal authority over the property may not be ...

Dealing with a loved one’s belongings after their death is never easy. But as Alaska’s state courts have discovered, an inaccurate or misleading artificial intelligence chatbot can easily make matters ...

Planning and Documentation: Maintain detailed inventories of digital assets, secure private keys, and include explicit trust provisions granting fiduciaries authority under RUFADAA. Fiduciary ...

New probate rules for UK households are kicking in after a November rule change. The price of obtaining copies of probate documents has jumped from £1.50 to £16 per copy following a change introduced ...

Probate is the state’s way of saying, “We’ll handle what you didn’t.” Harsh, but true. When a person dies without proper planning, their estate enters a public legal process that can last ...