Dying without a will leaves your estate in the hands of the state. Learn what can go wrong and how a simple plan can protect ...

Like most states, California lets “small estates” below a certain value pass to a deceased person’s heirs without going through full-blown probate, which is a time consuming and costly court process.

to the heirs under Connecticut’s intestate succession laws. The court oversees this process to ensure everything is handled according to the law and the decedent's wishes. The probate process in ...