Pennsylvania uses a legal process known as probate to settle the estate of someone who has passed away. Depending on the provisions within the decedent’s estate plan, the circumstances of their death, and the type of assets involved, completing probate...
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,...