Author name: Daniel S. Pickens

Estate planning is usually flat-fee work. What changes the number is how many documents you need and whether a trust and its funding are involved.

The right of disposition is one of the core property rights: the power to transfer what you own. Here is what limits it under Alabama law.

Commercial property transactions turn on due diligence, entity structure and lease terms. Here is what to check before signing, and what Alabama law fixes in place.

“Property lawyer” covers several different jobs. Here is which kind of problem goes to which kind of work, and what Alabama law says about each.

When an Alabama resident dies without a will, Ala. Code § 43-2-42 sets who has the right to be appointed administrator — and § 43-2-43 gives the family only 40 days before that right lapses.

In Alabama, probate court is the county court that admits wills, appoints personal representatives, oversees guardianships, and records deeds. Here is what it does and when you have to deal with it.

Alabama probate costs break into four parts: the county filing fee, newspaper publication, a bond premium that is often waived, and attorney fees. Here is what each one actually runs.