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Priority turns on family relationship with the executor generally able to claim only if no one else does. Your stepfather, as the surviving... Read Answer
Look throughout the house. Check any safety deposit box. Some county probate courts will accept a Will on deposit. Check to see... Read Answer
You can hire any probate lawyer you wish.
The executor of the Will has no obligation to make repairs to the property, "necessary" or not. The... Read Answer
Contact a local probate lawyer. In many states you would not have been summarily evicted and would have a right to buy out the partial owners.
Since there was no Will, someone would serve as administrator, not executor of the estate. As mother of his heirs, you could apply to... Read Answer
The will needs to be submitted to the court for probate jurisdiction. This is typically too complicated to do without an attorney. I... Read Answer
If you mean that Aunt won't open an estate where a will exists, than contact an attorney in your community about opening an estate and requiring the... Read Answer
If you mean your brother's bills, then yes, he could be sued and a judgment placed against the house which would ultimately force sale of the... Read Answer
Have your lawyer review your will to see if changes need to be made based upon your current wishes.
Please report and give us an idea of that the background is and what you are trying to do. This question makes little sense as posted.
You can't get a POA AFTER someone has died. An attorney can prepare the needed paperwork for the money in the bank to go the proper heir(s) and it... Read Answer
To confirm that your mother is really dead and therefore has no claim on any pension money.
The personal representative of your father's estate is in charge of who lives there. You should protest to the PR, and if that does not work, ask the... Read Answer
By whom? Under what some circumstances? More facts are needed.
If the will was made from home state will this be valid from different state? Yes, if by "valid" you mean legally and properly prepared and signed. ... Read Answer
No, she can't change anything unless your father's retirement fund gives her the right as a surviving spouse to do so.
With the personal representative's permission, yes.
Whoever owns it can allow it to be used by whomever they wish.
Depends on what you and your mother agreed to as compensation for her care. If you just volunteered to do it with no agreement as to being paid, you... Read Answer
It's not " your house" legally, it was hers. Go talk to an estate attorney in your community IMMEDIATELY, and do not assume that just because you... Read Answer
You need to get the title over into your name, but the bank will probably allow you to make the payments rather than repo the car.
The only person who can give a POA over your mother is your mother. The only person who can name an executor of your mother's estate at this time is... Read Answer
"We" can't do anything. You would be unwise to buy the house without title insurance, and it would be up to the seller to take care of title problems... Read Answer
Not unless your mom lets her do so. The POA doesn't take your mother's rights away to choose who she sees. If you believe your mother is... Read Answer
When a person has no will, the spouse gets assets first. Usually around $40,000 worth. Anything over that goes 1/3 to each child and 1/3 to the... Read Answer