A judge in Broward’s probate division describes new rules that make it easier to handle loved ones’ estates without hiring lawyers.

After the 7 Investigators exposed an alarming practice in the local probate courts that often left legitimate heirs saying they felt ripped off after losing a loved one, Michigan’s Attorney General ...

In effect, probate functioned as a pre-emptive filter, forcing scrutiny at the planning stage, before property or assets were ...