Q: My sister passed away and named me as the beneficiary and executor in her will. She owned nothing. The only asset is a life insurance policy payable to her estate for $1,500. My lawyer told me not ...

Inheritance Funding reports the average estate settlement takes 6-12 months, but debts and disputes can extend the process to ...

Q: My wife passed away last May with a will leaving everything to me. Most of our financial accounts were held as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Our home was jointly owned. Everything has ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My mother moved from Texas to Colorado to live with me. We moved her funds to Colorado, except for one certificate of deposit that stayed at the Texas bank to keep a better interest ...