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You will need to hire a local probate attorney who handles litigation.
It depends on the nature of the fraud, and whether there is an estate formed. Too much information is missing to answer credibly.
It is standard to appoint the Public Administrator if no one can get along and/or no one qualifies to serve. The PA bills legal fees and gets a... Read Answer
When you say you "asked" do you mean with a formal petition to the court or in a letter. You need to bring several petitions ASAP. I am... Read Answer
I have no idea what you or the lawyer are talking about. There is no wholesale change that invalidates old wills.
There is a petition to file that compels production of a will. Hire a lawyer if there is enough money involved. You comma is off, so I am... Read Answer
Yes, it is perfectly appropriate to ask. The lawyer may not know the person died.
Sounds like you just screwed up the planning. A POA ends at death. The trust was not the beneficiary on the account, based on your... Read Answer
You cannot get a copy of the will until it is probated. If you suspect abuse, call Adult Protectice Services in the county in VA to... Read Answer
Most areas have legal aid such as Volunteer Legal Services. Many have Lawyer Referral Services with Modest Means programs. Contact your... Read Answer
You definitely can contest. The will does not meet the statutory requirements of execution based on the witness issue. The anti lapse law... Read Answer
For just a POA, I charge $150.
Your question is unclear. If you are a beneficiary of the policy, then you deal directly with the insurance. If there is no beneficiary,... Read Answer
Yes. If the POA exceeded his authority and you have the original will to probate. First, you need to probate the will, then bring a... Read Answer
You will likely not go to jail, but there could be a judgment entered against you. Usually the court orders follow up by a monitor, so I am not... Read Answer
Contact a probate lawyer. You will be asked to sign a waiver to probate, which takes away your right to object. If you do not sign, you... Read Answer
You have to go to the court and look at the file. The clerk should have neither encouraged or discouraged. But, the clerk cannot... Read Answer
New Rochelle is in Westchester County. Call the Surrogates Court and see if a will has been filed. If it is, it is public.
Unless filed, you cannot see the will. However, divorce voids the will made when married to your mother, so that will is not the one.
I think I answered this. Do a voluntary administration to close the checking, do an unclaimed funds search to make sure there is nothing else.... Read Answer
A will is filed in the court of her residence at death, if there is one. You cannot find accounts unless you hire a private investigator. ... Read Answer
No. But the will must be filed.
Medical records dealing with competence. The problem is you need authority to challenge it. If alive you need guardianship. If your dad... Read Answer
Yes. Or, do a short sale.