Avoiding probate can be tricky, but you might be able to do it successfully by following these three straightforward ways. If you own stock certificates or have a brokerage account, the “transfer on ...

The Transfer on Death Deeds Act, which was signed into law in September, would allow estate planning to be more accessible to ...

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 ...

Account holders can name almost anyone as a TOD beneficiary Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has published widely on personal finance, marketing, and ...

French athlete and former Mountain Bike champion Aurelien Fontenoy makes a bungee jump on his bike from the Artuby bridge, the highest bridge in Europe with 182 m of height, near Comps-sur-Artuby on ...

Q: I signed and recorded a Transfer on Death Deed in 2016. It was the first version of the form. My concern is that the TODD may not be acceptable by some title companies. What would be your take on ...

Q: My wife and I have wills naming each other as beneficiaries, with our children as alternates. We are trying to understand whether we should have a Transfer on Death Deed drafted and filed in order ...

Delaware families now have a new option for transferring real estate after death without the need for probate. Earlier in September, Gov. Matt Meyer signed House Substitute 1 for House Bill 147, also ...