Inheriting assets and wealth from a deceased loved one should ideally be a time of solace and stability. However, reality often contrasts this ideal, as heirs frequently find themselves grappling with ...

Consumer advocates and critics, like Horton, disagree. And indeed, whether the companies offer loans or advances is not so clear. At least two probate companies include “loan” in their name, for ...

If someone leaves you money in their will but you don’t want to wait until probate ends to claim it, you might consider getting an inheritance advance. An advance against an inheritance allows you to ...

That’s the pushback David Horton got after an article he co-wrote called “Probate Lending” published in a law review journal in 2016. The article described the business practice of offering an ...

Soon after John R.’s mother died in April 2018, he began the process of settling her estate—consisting primarily of her San Francisco home—by notifying his eight nieces and nephews that they were ...

Question: I am fortunate to be receiving an inheritance from my aunt and her estate is going through probate. I am astonished by the number of solicitations I’ve received from “probate loan” companies ...

Unfortunately, it is all too common that testamentary matters are not discussed sufficiently prior to the probate process, leading to a lack of preparation and understanding amongst executors and ...