Video: What is probate? Explained by Industry Expert and Attorney, Jackie Cara

Revocable living trusts serve purposes far beyond probate avoidance. Learn how trusts enable seamless financial management if the trustmaker becomes unable to manage their affairs, allowing appointed trustees to handle assets, bills, and health care decisions without court intervention.

When a person dies, their last will and testament is meant to provide clarity about how their estate will be distributed. But what happens when you believe that a loved one’s will doesn’t reflect their true wishes or that something went wrong in the process of creating it?

Being excluded from probate can feel isolating, unfair, and overwhelming, especially while you are also grieving. However, the law provides meaningful protections and avenues for recourse.

Serving as an agent under a power of attorney? Learn your fiduciary duties, when authority begins, and how to keep records, avoid liability, handle co-agents, resign, and more.

A 2025 federal budget law was promoted in part as a way to protect Medicaid for those who truly need it. But for the roughly 12 million people who rely on both Medicare and Medicaid, the law creates immediate risks.