When a person passes away, their estate must go through a legal process called probate, where the court validates the will and oversees the distribution of assets. This public process is intended to ...

When someone dies, particularly if there’s no will, property sales and the disposal of all of their other assets are handled by a probate court, whose mandate is to get the highest possible prices.

Circuit Judge David Mouton, elected probate judge in 2006, agreed, saying the court “does act on the basis of information properly brought before the court.” Mouton agreed to discuss procedures of the ...

A trust approaches those same goals with more flexibility and privacy. It can manage assets during life, after death, and even across generations. The differences are not technical details reserved ...

CAMDEN, S.C. — Debbie Branham, the Probate Judge for Kershaw County, delivered a crucial message Friday Morning in a free workshop to the public. "Everybody needs a will and a power of attorney. If ...

If you're making an inventory for probate, then you're likely the executor or administrator of an estate. You're charged with shepherding the estate through probate – the legal process of paying the ...