Probate is the legal process through which a deceased person's estate – including their assets and debts – is managed and distributed. Probate can be complex, time-consuming and potentially costly in ...

On Jan. 15, 2009, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC), which significantly reformed Massachusetts probate practice and procedure. On March 31, 2012 ...

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 ...

Probate refers to the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person. This process can take anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, depending on several factors such as the size ...