A woman who claimed to be the out-of-wedlock daughter of a deceased man sufficiently alleged his parenthood, the Court of Appeals of Virginia has held. “Because her affidavit ‘alleg[ed] parenthood’ by ...

A small estate affidavit in Tennessee is a legal tool that allows heirs to bypass the conventional probate process when managing a deceased person’s assets, as long as the estate is valued at $50,000 ...

fizkes / Getty Images/iStockphoto (Part two in a three-part series regarding estate administration shortcuts.) Successfully pulling off the small estate affidavit on your first try is akin to hitting ...

EVANSVILLE — The 18-month-old who reportedly died in an Evansville man's care Tuesday morning suffered burns and a head injury, Evansville police wrote in a probable cause affidavit. On Wednesday, ...

A North Texas mother who is accused of killing her 10-year-old son says the boy died in his sleep and was kept on ice to comply with a Hindu ritual, an affidavit released by the family states. Pallavi ...

The Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday reversed a lower court ruling granting venue change in a medical malpractice lawsuit, finding that defendant-respondents failed to properly ...

TAVARES, Fl. — A Florida man was charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting his roommate with a pellet gun because he was annoyed, according to an arrest affidavit and witnesses. Jesse F. Hill, ...

A small estate affidavit in Oregon allows heirs to transfer a deceased person's assets without going through a lengthy probate process. This can facilitate asset distribution in a way that minimizes ...