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Read the engagement agreement. Generally speaking, you can fire your lawyer for any reason or for no reason. But if a probate has been... Read Answer
Do not break in. It is not your wife's property: it is the property of your aunt's estate. Contact a local probate about usual... Read Answer
Wills must be witnessed in a formal ceremony conducted by a notary. The number of witnesses required varies from state to state. They... Read Answer
Hire a probate attorney who practices in the county in which your grandmother lived and died and her home is located.
Hire a local probate lawyer to protect your interests by filing an application to determine heirship and a motion to quiet title. You may also... Read Answer
Take the Will to a local probate lawyer.
While only your parents can change their mutual Will (or the surviving parent make a new Will if there is no written agreement saying they will not),... Read Answer
Read the Will to determine whether it contains an agreement not to change it. Without this or a separate contract not to change the Will, the... Read Answer
Probably. Hire a probate lawyer who practices in the county to represent you. If the title company agrees, you may be able to record an... Read Answer
A Will has no legal effect until it is submitted for probate (proving that it is the Will of the person who died). It then becomes a public... Read Answer
Determine whether (1) you have evidence admissible in court, (2) the cost of suit will exceed the fair market value of the items, and (3) the items... Read Answer
Unless you were named sole beneficiary of the house in your father's Will, you have no more right to it that your sibling(s). You must... Read Answer
If there was a Will and it was submitted for probate, it is a public document. Contact the local probate court.
If there was no Will or if... Read Answer
The PR must sell what is needed to raise money to pay the debts of the estate. Most states do allow beneficiaries to question the actions of... Read Answer
The Will or, if there is no Will, the question of heirship, must be admitted to probate by a court. Once the court has appointed an executor... Read Answer
If no beneficiary is designated, the proceeds pass to the estate. They then pass under the Will or, if there is no Will, under the inheritance... Read Answer
Hire a probate lawyer in the county in which she died to help you probate (prove) her estate.
You must probate your mother's estate in order to cash the check. Most states have a less expensive procedure for small estates. That may... Read Answer
Only the decedent is responsible for her debts. You may want to talk with a local probate attorney about filing a notice of bankrupt estate.
Banks ordinarily do not look for or keep records of next of kin or hold money for them for nine years. "Open beneficiary status" would seem to... Read Answer
If you are a beneficiary under her Will, once her Will is also probated, you could expect to receive funds from her estate wherever they come from.
Your state bar website may have a list of estate planning attorneys. Note that a DNR is a doctor's order and can be obtained from your doctor,... Read Answer
In almost every county in my state of Texas and probably in every county in Indiana, you must be represented by a lawyer. Costs vary, largely... Read Answer
I think you might be on the wrong track. You do not need to find a deceased person's attorney in order to probate his estate. You might... Read Answer
A will should be probated in Court. Consult with an attorney, who will check to see if a probate estate has been opened already, or advise you... Read Answer