We're breaking down what probate judges do and how to differentiate candidates who are running for open seats.

The job of register of probate no longer has many duties. They have no assigned phone number, office or computer. In 2011, ...

When someone dies, their property doesn't automatically pass to the people they leave behind. Bank accounts, real estate, ...

In our weekly legal column, the Leader, with the expert advice of the team at GHP Legal, sets out to answer some of your ...

Greg DePersio has 13+ years of professional experience in sales and SEO and 3+ years as a writer and editor. skynesher / Getty Images Wills must be probated to confirm their validity and asset ...

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 ...

Grieving the loss of a loved one is hard enough, and families are lucky if they're able to prepare in advance for the worst. What most families aren't prepared for, though, are the predatory calls and ...

Voters will get to choose their next judges. So who is running to be judge in juvenile court, probate court and domestic relations court?

A simple deed transfer kept a family out of probate court, but it quietly handed the IRS a claim stretching back nearly five decades that a different document would have erased entirely.

Probate is the legal process to establish the validity of a will. Probate court is where you go when there are disputes over a will’s validity. Probate judges make the final call. Simple enough, right ...

According to Syracuse estate planning attorney Frederick P. Davies, probate in New York is the court-supervised process of ...

Former Register of Probate Nancy Sirois urges voters to reject Question 1, arguing it would weaken an elected public role in ...