Filling out a small estate affidavit form can simplify the process of transferring a deceased person’s assets without the need for a lengthy probate procedure. This form is typically used when the ...

Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...

Q: I have a revocable living trust, and all of my assets are in the trust, except for my car. When I pass away I want my car to go to my son without the need for probate. I have found two forms that ...

Q: I am interested in transferring my car to my two daughters when I die. When I printed the form that I found online, it said my total estate needs to be less than $75,000 to use the form. What ...

Q: My elderly mother has no house or valuables to justify probate upon her death. She only has personal belongings and a car. If she has a will to designate her personal belongings, would that prevent ...

fizkes / Getty Images/iStockphoto (Part two in a three-part series regarding estate administration shortcuts.) Successfully pulling off the small estate affidavit on your first try is akin to hitting ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My father was married only once, and they had five children. He died in 1994 survived by our mother and all the children, but without a Will. My sister has decided that all the land ...