I'm the only child and I'm the executor. Do I need probate to sell the house?

Not all wills need to be probated, but sometimes it's not clear whether a will needs to go through that process in any given situation. ...

Do I need probate when the bank issued cheques to "the estate of..."?

Legal procedures are not familiar to most people, and can be really confusing if you aren't working with a lawyer. Recently a reader sen...