Probate judge launches project to help some avoid probate
Stan Hensley could have avoided probate court by having a joint survivorship deed for his home in Green. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Stan Hensely (left) meets with Summit County Probate Judge Todd McKenney in the judge's chambers as they talk about Hensley's ordeal to get the deed to his home solely in his name after his wife died. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)