When a person dies without proper planning, their estate enters a public legal process that can last months—sometimes ...

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Sometimes, not always, when a person dies — even if they left a will — a legal process called probate ensues. Probate is ...

In January 1993, a gunman murdered seven people in a fast-food restaurant in Palatine, a suburb of Chicago. In his dual roles as an administrative executive and spokesperson for the police department, ...

In Ontario, new guidelines in the updated Estates Court Staff Procedures Manual may eventually lead to faster handling of certain probate applications. The manual, released last week, outlines how to ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on ...