National4 min read
What to Do With a Car When Someone Dies
What to do with a car when someone dies: secure it, find the title, sort the insurance and loan, confirm ownership, then keep or sell the vehicle.
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National4 min read
Who Gets the Car When Someone Dies?
Who gets the car when someone dies depends on the title: a joint owner, a transfer-on-death beneficiary, a will, or your state intestate law. A plain decision guide.
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National4 min read
Will vs. Trust: Which Do You Need? | Free Comparison Tool
Answer a few questions to find out whether a will, a trust, or both is the right estate plan for you.
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Research5 min read
What It Costs to Hold an Inherited Home, by State
A 50-state plus DC study: what it costs to hold an inherited house in property tax and insurance during probate, from about $3,000 to nearly $13,000 a year.
Evan ReidRead more
Research11 min read
Who Inherits If You Die Without a Will? Intestacy Laws by State
If you die without a will, state intestacy rules decide who inherits. In 30 states and DC, a child from another relationship shrinks your spouse's share.
Evan ReidRead more
GuideAlabamaSupport Guide11 min read
Alabama and the Federal Estate Tax
Alabama has no state estate or inheritance tax, so only the federal estate tax can apply. Learn the 2026 exclusion, portability, and what counts in the estate.
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GuideAlabamaSupport Guide9 min read
Alabama Exempt Property: What Surviving Spouses Can Claim
Alabama exempt property lets a surviving spouse or children claim up to $9,400 in household goods, vehicles, and furnishings ahead of most estate creditors.
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GuideAlabamaSupport Guide10 min read
Alabama Family Allowance: Support During Probate
The Alabama family allowance is support money for a surviving spouse and minor children during probate, up to $18,800 or $500 monthly under Ala. Code 43-8-112.
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GuideAlabamaSupport Guide10 min read
Alabama Probate Accounting: What Executors Must Report
Alabama probate accounting explained: the two-month inventory, what a settlement accounting must show, and when beneficiaries can demand one.
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GuideAlabamaSupport Guide9 min read
Alabama Probate Bond Requirements: When Executors Must Post Bond
Alabama probate bond requirements explained: when an executor must post a fiduciary bond, when the will waives it under Ala. Code 43-2-851, and what it costs.
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