Filling out a small estate affidavit form can simplify the process of transferring a deceased person’s assets without the need for a lengthy probate procedure. This form is typically used when the ...

Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...

Q: My elderly mother has no house or valuables to justify probate upon her death. She only has personal belongings and a car. If she has a will to designate her personal belongings, would that prevent ...

Dear Mr. Premack: I am in my second marriage. My husband had two children and I had two children from our previous marriages. We maintain several separate accounts with funds we had before we got ...

Completing a small estate affidavit in Colorado allows heirs to claim a deceased person’s assets without the need for a lengthy probate procedure. This is available for many Colorado estates valued at ...