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Check with the local probate court.
A Will becomes a public document when it is submitted to a court for probate (proving that it is the Will of the person who died). Check the... Read Answer
Hire a probate attorney who practices in the county. You may find one here or on your state bar's website.
Discuss this with a local probate attorney, going into detail about the circumstances.
A lawyer's fiduciary duty is to his client, not to the beneficiaries under a Will.
Your answer depends upon the intestate laws of the state your father died in. You should contact a probate lawyer in that state directly or be more... Read Answer
The tax must be paid out of his estate, just like any other debt, before anything is distributed to anyone.
An attorney must file the Motion and associated proposed Order.
Wills are filed with the local probate court. In Washington State this may be the local district court. If nothing passes under the Will,... Read Answer
A trust is a private document. You are not entitled to a copy. But in most states, if you are 25 or older, you are entitled to an annual... Read Answer
A bank issues a medallion stamp saying that you are you.
Hire a local probate lawyer to help you apply to court to probate (prove) the estate and be named executor (if there is a Will) or administrator (if... Read Answer
Contact a local probate attorney about filing an application to determine heirship.
Contact a local probate lawyer. You may want to file for a determination of heirship and let her try to prove that the Will is genuine and that... Read Answer
Find the Will and take it to a local probate attorney. If there is no Will and no recorded deed, you are out of luck.
You must be represented by a probate lawyer who practices i the county in which the person lived and died.
You must be represented by a lawyer. California sets the fees based on the size of the estate. The local probate court or state bar... Read Answer
Final means final. Don't sign before it is.
Please take the Will to a local probate lawyer for careful examination.
No. You may well need to talk with your probate lawyer about a formal proceeding.
You do not say where your father lived and died. That is the county in which the Will should be probated or, if there is no Will, an heirship... Read Answer
Unless you can persuade the court (and a lawyer who would represent you) that you did not know and could not have known about this earlier, you are... Read Answer
The duration of probate depends on many factors including family issues, creditors, taxes, Medicaid (if applicable), and what assets need to go... Read Answer
IT's not clear whether your dad had a will or not. It is also not clear whether or not his estate (will or not) went thru the probate procedure... Read Answer
File an action for wrongful detainer (eviction) in the local small claims/justice of the peace court and hire the sheriff to remove the beneficiary... Read Answer