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If you have a copy of the Will, hire a local probate lawyer to submit it to probate.
If you do not, hire a local probate lawyer to file the SC... Read Answer
Report this to Adult Protective Services and contact an elder lawyer. You can find one near you on the website of the National Academy of Elder... Read Answer
As you write, you own half the house. You are a tenant of the other half. Tenants normally pay utilities. Landlords (you,... Read Answer
It is not your car until the person appointed by the probate court to settle your father's estate distributes it to you and changes the title with... Read Answer
The clerk is correct, Exemplified copies of the Orders and Wills must be presented for an auciliary probate in Michigan. The cost and... Read Answer
If there is a Will, you can ask a local probate lawyer to help you probate it.
If there is no Will, it is likely that your mother and her siblings,... Read Answer
If you were a beneficiary under a Will and received no distribution, ask a local probate attorney whether enough time has passed for you to request... Read Answer
Only a court can appoint a personal representative. Hire a local probate attorney and do things right.
Yes. You may need a receipt for the cash.
You can also file a complaint, called a "grievance". with the state bar.
Contact a local probate attorney. If you were a designated beneficiary, the money should have gone directly to you. If the estate was the... Read Answer
That depends on whether he died with or without a Will and, if he died without a Will, on the intestacy laws of South Carolina. Contact a local... Read Answer
Once it is submitted for probate (proof that it is genuine, etc.), your father's Will becomes a public document. Check with the court clerk or... Read Answer
Explain your concerns to the lawyer.
Provided the father was not married to another woman, his children would be the sole heirs. The appointment of personal representative could give... Read Answer
Debts have to be paid before one receives anything from an estate, assuming that the debts are submitted within the probate code statute of... Read Answer
This is usually done on a hourly basis and depends on how much time it takes the lawyer. Thus the cost would be the lawyers hourly charge x the... Read Answer
You need to call me, Hugh Harrelson,on Thursday at 803-448-8700 around 11:00 to 12:00 noon. I need more info. About your case before I can answer... Read Answer
Somewhere between 8months to 1 year
what did the court tell you was their reason for not honoring the will
You don't supply enough information to respond. I will assume the timber is estate property. If it is, and you are executor, he shouldnt be... Read Answer
You need to check his personal belonings, ask family, or check to see if he had a lawyer and ask the lawyer. Wills are not filed until death, in most... Read Answer
If you are being ignored you may have to get a lawyer. I would call a local SC lawyer at first. In my state, jurisdiction' would be where her... Read Answer
In South Carolina you can use a copy of a Will. However, you will have to schedule a hearing to explain to the court why you do not have the... Read Answer
Children means all children and includes adopted and afterborn persons. I have not seen the will, but it is likely a clause added so that any... Read Answer
The original is preferred, however, a copy can be used but only if the probate judge decides that it can be probated. A will that is lost or... Read Answer