One of the most common and expensive consequences of not having a will is the legal and court fees your heirs may face.

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Probate is the court-supervised process of validating a deceased person’s will. It involves identifying the person’s final assets, paying last debts and distributing property to the proper heirs. And ...

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My mom died just over a year ago, and I’m still knee-deep in probate. I’m barely average. The typical probate process to settle a will or the estate of somebody who dies without one takes 20 months, ...

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Three Probate Judges were elected for the West Haven, Farmington Regional and Madison-Guilford probate districts.