More than four in five people thought the value of everyday items was too high in a test by a probate and chattel valuer.

The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, simplifies inheritance for many. But for complex estates or NRIs, skipping probate can ...

A lawmaker from Northeast Nebraska is proposing an inheritance tax exemption for families of homicide victims, saying that ...

This interpretation, however, is an oversimplification and may not hold true in practice. The repeal of Section 213 does not, ...

Most people can avoid paying the 10% tax on inheritances by leaving it to a spouse, child, grandchild or sibling, but that's ...

Catalyst Advisory reports that only 14% of Americans discuss inheritance, risking confusion and disputes amid a massive ...

When a beneficiary refuses to accept an inheritance but won't formally disclaim it, executors can find themselves stuck in ...

In a concurring opinion joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, Thomas said he would restore the approach taken in Calder v. Bull.

The Karnataka High Court held that a tenant can't challenge a landlady's will especially when his occupation of the land was opposed by the landlady during her lifetime. This judgement came in the ...

The threshold for the tax has been more than doubled by the Government after a backlash ...

Estate planning varies by individual. Wills are public, slow, and only control assets in your name, while revocable trusts ...