Avoiding probate is often an important goal for many estate planning clients. Probate is the court-supervised process of administering a deceased person’s estate and transferring their property at ...

On April 20, 2024, New York State adopted legislation that allows for so-called transfer-on-death (TOD) deeds as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget. The TOD Deed Law, which takes effect on ...

Delaware homeowners now have a new way to pass on real estate after death without going through probate, following the statewide rollout of transfer-on-death deeds. Under the Delaware Transfer on ...