Katie Hafner

Stacey Napp understands the ugly side of divorce - which is often the side that involves money. In fact, she understands it so well that in 2008 she started a business, Balance Point Divorce Funding, which invests in divorce and probate litigation, helping clients cover costs in exchange for a share of the winnings.

American Journalist

Suze Orman

A revocable living trust allows your heirs to avoid probate entirely and keeps you in complete control of your finances while you're alive. You can always make changes to what's in the trust and to how you'd ultimately like it managed or disbursed.

American Author

Dominic Raab

Legal executives often specialise in areas such as conveyancing, family law, probate, and litigation. Training is typically spread over five years of combined study and work.

British Politician

Probate involves legal steps that ensure a will's instructions are followed.

Legal Process

Probate often occurs in a special court dedicated to wills and estates.

Court Involvement

The probate process can be lengthy, delaying access to assets.

Time-Consuming

To probate a will means to legally prove it's genuine and enforceable.

Proving Validity

Probating an estate includes appraising assets and paying debts and taxes.

Estate Management

An executor or administrator is often appointed to probate an estate.

Executor's Role

 But it could happen to anyone who's gone through IVF. By contrast to the idea that embryos are people, other laws and judges treat embryos as property. In Texas, a probate judge was forced to determine