Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mark Grant’s mother passed away in 2022, leaving a fairly typical estate: a family home, a handful of bank ...

Probate is the legal process for distributing your property after you die. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

Probate is the formal legal process that gives recognition to a will and appoints the executor or personal representative who will administer the estate and distribute assets to the intended ...

When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the court-supervised process of validating a will, paying debts and distributing assets to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sorting out the financial affairs of a friend or relative after death was difficult before Covid-19, but ...

Probate handles asset distribution post-death; having a will simplifies this process. Assign beneficiaries for assets like life insurance to bypass probate. Creating a trust can avoid probate, ...

By removing Section 213 and amending Section 370(1) of the Indian Succession Act, the recently passed Repealing and Amending ...

When it comes to probate, are you one of many who opt for blissful ignorance? Are you a financial advisor whose clients are reluctant when it comes to getting their affairs in order? Then you’re in ...

If you’re an active real estate buyer, at some point you’ll likely come across a probate sale. Properties sold in probate court can be a good deal, as they’re often priced lower than other homes. But ...