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Who gets grandma’s yellow pie plate is a question that should be asked right now in your family. Let me explain. Last year, I attended a...

I want to emphasize that this information is not to be taken as legal advice. The information in this article and previous ones, are a...

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As an auctioneer, I have worked with relatives of the deceased whereas the deceased had died "intestate", that is to say, without a will....