When a grandparent steps in as both the executor of a child’s estate and the trustee of trusts set up for the grandchildren, family loyalty can blur what the law actually requires. A grandfather who pays for tuition, covers living expenses, and quietly handles the family’s money looks nothing like a wrongdoer. But the legal...KEEP READING

When a probate court enters a final judgment — say, authorizing a lender to foreclose on estate property — that decision is supposed to be the end of the road. But what happens when someone keeps filing new lawsuits, in different courts, trying to undo that same result? At what point does the legal system...KEEP READING