Estate planning is the act of deciding - while you still can - what your life's work means rather than leaving it to chance.

Voters in Clayton County will soon decide four contested races for probate, state and superior court judgeships.

Unlike a will, which can be challenged during the public probate process, a trust is a private contract that is significantly ...

Attorney General Dana Nessel said Terry Alvin Kaufman 'siphoned off' money that families had prepaid for funerals.

As Alabama lawmakers grapple with the future of primary elections, the debate returns to a simple question with potentially ...

Tommy Hearns' son named his guardian and conservator originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a ...

Sympathy and congratulations. Both are in order if a loved one -- perhaps your aunt -- died and named you executor of her ...

Trust litigation frequently leads to prolonged conflict and substantial expense, eroding the value of California trusts and ...

Attorney Michael Wright officially has withdrawn from the Montgomery County Probate Court judge race, but that hasn't ...

Even with a will, you may need safeguards in place to protect your interests when you're gone.

OPINION: California makes it nearly impossible to review local judges' rulings to get a feel for their reasoning and ...

Attorneys for the estate of late Las Vegas entrepreneur Tony Hsieh are asking a judge to allow them to forensically test a ...