Uniform Probate Code ideally standardizes the various state laws relating to wills and trusts. It also ideally simplifies the probate process. However, only a handful of states have use it. Probate ...
When someone dies in California and leaves an estate worth $60,000 or less, heirs avoid probate court and the fees attached. In Georgia, official scrutiny of estate finances – and some court fees – ...
The American Bar Association is one of the world’s largest voluntary professional organizations. It is committed to doing what only a national association of attorneys can do: serving our members, ...
Earlier this week, the Uniform Law Commission approved changes to the Uniform Probate Code. Prof. Thomas P. Gallanis summarized these changes as follows: The 2019 revisions to the UPC achieve five ...