These days, many spouses divorce and remarry. Spouses may have had children with prior spouses or partners. All spouses have different parents and grandparents. It’s natural for spouses to want to provide for their current spouses when they die. Things get complicated...
Probate is the process by which a deceased person’s property, known as the “estate,” is passed to his or her heirs and legatees (people named in the will). The entire process, supervised by the probate court, usually takes about a year to eighteen months. However,...
