Many shrug their shoulders about estate planning. They feel they don’t have an estate because they aren’t wealthy. They also think probate, whatever that is, sounds too complex. An estate consists of ...

A small estate affidavit is a sworn legal document that may allow an estate to avoid going through probate. Small estate affidavits are permitted in many states, as long as the value of the estate is ...

It was time for Joe to start what was needed to handle his sister Carrie’s estate. She had died recently. He had her will and thought her estate was likely to qualify as a small estate under West ...

A small estate affidavit in Oregon allows heirs to transfer a deceased person's assets without going through a lengthy probate process. This can facilitate asset distribution in a way that minimizes ...

Q: I know that you can transfer estates under a certain amount without probate. What is the amount that you can transfer without probate and does that amount include jointly owned bank accounts? A: I ...

fizkes / Getty Images/iStockphoto (Part two in a three-part series regarding estate administration shortcuts.) Successfully pulling off the small estate affidavit on your first try is akin to hitting ...

Virginia allows an heir of a person who has died to avoid probate by following a summary administration process using a small estate affidavit. With a small estate affidavit, an heir can usually claim ...

Despite the common belief that probate is an experience to be avoided by all possible means, in fact, in Colorado, the process of administering an estate through the probate court system is logical, ...

A small estate affidavit in Ohio is a legal document that allows an estate to be settled without going through the lengthy probate process. In Ohio, an estate qualifies as "small" if the total value ...