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

My mom died just over a year ago, and I’m still knee-deep in probate. I’m barely average. The typical probate process to settle a will or the estate of somebody who dies without one takes 20 months, ...

Nothing is certain, it is said, but death and taxes. Yet, many Americans know surprisingly little about the legal process that follows a loved one’s death. A new report, titled The State of Probate in ...

The Indian government has removed the compulsory requirement of probate for wills in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pressure is growing on ministers to extend the 12-month claims window for loss relief on share price falls for ...