In our latest Ask the Editor round-up, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers five questions on inherited IRAs.

Alena’s Law creates an exemption in state statute, allowing families of missing people to pursue a declaration of death after ...

The following deed transfers, for April 27 - May 3, 2025, are public record in the Franklin County Registers and Recorders office.

NEW YORK — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, also ...

While there is no national data on quitclaim deed fraud specifically, the FBI said that from 2019 to 2023, 58,141 victims reported $1.3 billion in losses related to real estate fraud.

Here’s what to know and how to protect yourself. What is a quitclaim deed? A deed is a legal document used to transfer ownership of a property from one party to another, but not all deeds are the same ...

The defendant allegedly filed a forged deed on August 1, 2024, transferring ownership of the single-family Sheepshead Bay house to herself for $10. The deed and related documents allegedly included ...