Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Fletcher writes about managing trusts and estates. There are many reasons to avoid probate when planning for your estate ...

A longstanding backlog in the processing of probates, which has frustrated lawyers and families seeking to process their estates, has been “prioritised”, according to the Supreme Court. The courts are ...

Unanswered queries and waits for applicants or lawyers to file amended paperwork were said to be among the prime reasons for delays in processing probate requests. A circular from the Acting Registrar ...