The California Court of Appeal recently reaffirmed that a party’s ownership interest in real property must be clearly established before the party can have standing to bring an action for partition of ...

Anyone who has inherited property, especially if they’re approaching retirement or already in it, knows it can be a blessing and a challenge. You may have a sentimental attachment to the property and ...

An inheritance is a windfall that can absolutely help someone's financial situation -- but it can make your taxes tricky. If you inherit property or assets, as opposed to cash, you generally don’t owe ...

It’s inevitable: Sooner or later most of us will receive that dreaded phone call announcing a death in the family. And, amid your grief, you might also hear that you’ve inherited property—perhaps the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

Q: My father died in 2006. He left behind six adult children. I don't think he liked me very much. So he left me his worst property, out of the 26 he owned at the time of his death. It is a vacant, ...

Where did the data come from? To report the story about California’s inheritance tax break, The Times obtained property inheritance transfers from Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San ...