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Probate is the legal process of settling a person’s estate after he or she has died, including distributing the decedent’s property to those entitled to receive it. Regardless of whether the decedent left a will, all property (real and personal)…
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Making a Mechanic’s Lien Claim in Virginia
In Virginia, a lien claimant may make a claim for a mechanic’s lien by completing and recording a “Memorandum for Mechanic’s Lien” document. There are separate versions of the Memorandum depending on whether the claimant is a contractor, subcontractor, or…
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Massachusetts Probate: Estate Administration Deeds
What happens to your property after you die? Most likely, your assets will be subject to probate, the legal process of settling an estate and distributing any remaining property to those entitled to receive it. All assets that do not…
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The Probate Process for Real Estate in Maine
When a resident of Maine dies, it is likely that his or her estate will likely require probate. Probate is the process by which a property owner’s estate is transferred to the persons entitled to inherit it. All property which…
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Kansas Probate Process and the Estate Administration Deeds
Probate is the court process by which aperson’s assets are transferred to those entitled to receive them after he orshe has died. This process, also called estate administration, is mandatory forall of the decedent’s property that does not transfer pursuant…
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Deeds Relating to Probate and Estate Administration in Kentucky
When a person dies, his or her estate is subject to court-supervised administration, a process referred to as probate. Probate enables persons who are entitled to receive it to inherit a decedent’s property, pursuant either to the terms of a…
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Probate of Real Property in Idaho
Probate is the court-overseen process by which property is transferred to a decedent’s distributees and/or heirs upon death. A distributee is any person who receives a decedent’s property other than as a purchaser or creditor, and an heir is a…
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Georgia Probate and Real Property
Probate is the legal process by which a decedent’s property is transferred to those entitled to receive it. All real property that does not transfer by means of a survivorship interest or a recorded transfer on death deed, or property…
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Conveying Real Property out of Probate Estates in Washington, DC
Probate is the legal process of administering a person’s estate after he or she has died. The Probate Division of the Superior Court oversees the probate process for residents of the District of Columbia.
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Real Property and Probate in Delaware
When a property owner in Delaware dies, the decedent’s estate must be opened in probate, with some exceptions. In Delaware, the Register of Wills – a division of the Chancery Court – oversees estate administration in the county in which…
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A Connecticut Land Deed and the Probate Court: Executor’s and Administrator’s Deeds
The Connecticut Probate Court oversees the transfer of a decedent’s property to those entitled to it in a process called probate. All property the decedent owned at the time of death must go through probate, excluding survivorship assets, assets held…
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Arkansas Probate and Inheriting Real Property
Probate is the court process of estate administration by which property is devised by will or distributed through laws of intestacy to the decedent’s rightful heirs. The estate administration process varies from case to case, depending on such factors as…
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Colorado Probate: Devising, Distributing, or Selling a Decedent’s Real Property
When acquiring real property, it is important to consider your plans for the property following your death, and make estate planning decisions accordingly. Many factors determine what will happen to property in the event of an owner’s death, including the…
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Real Property and the Probate Process in Alaska
What happens to an Alaskan’s home after death? The answer depends largely on how the decedent vested title and whether he or she took advantage of any estate planning tools available in Alaska.
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Conveyances of Real Estate by Living Trusts in Alaska
A trustee’s deed transfers real property from a living trust. Living trusts are estate planning vehicles created by a settlor during his lifetime. The trust allows the settlor to establish his intentions for how his assets will be distributed upon…