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What Can Happen if a Personal Representative Doesn't File an Account for an Estate?
I have been cited to fill out a Petition to Account for my Mother's estate. She died 5 1/2 yrs. ago. I have two sisters who cannot agree on anything so I have not been able to do anything. This must all be accomplished thru the Surrrogate by 11/15 5:00 pm. I do not have the funds for an attorney, and I reside in Texas. My two sister's reside in the Broome County area of NY Stat...
11/03/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: New York | #23546Who Owns a Car After One Owner Dies if the Finance Company Has a Lien on It?
I have been divorced for 4 1/2 yrs. My EX died in Ohio On Oct 4, 2010. I get a note from his lawyer in Indiana where we had lived. This Lawyer wants me to sign a document giving her ownership Of a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee we owned jointly and was paid off by a bankruptcy in my name only. S I don't know why his lawyer and not his family pay for the burial. Our divorce ...
10/30/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Nevada | #23518Am I responsible for the debts of my deceased spouse?
My husband left only annuities to me when he died. We did not have any joint properties, am I responsible for his debts?
10/28/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Michigan | #23505Does Property Owned by a Business Become Part of a Probate Estate When a Business Owner Dies?
if thepersons who are in a forebearance areement dies and they are listed as a business doess the propert that is held by the bank become part of the estate.
10/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: West Virginia | #23476How Do I Set up an Estate Account for My Deceased Brother?
need to know how i go about getting a estaste account set up for my brothers account in N.C bank
10/09/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: North Carolina | #23359How Much Does it Cost to Probate an Estate?
My Dad recently passed away. My Mom died 2 years ago. I'm the only child left alive and I'm the executor of the will. What are reasonable lawyer fees for the probate process? Is this something a paralegal could do?
10/04/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Pennsylvania | #23321How Do I Transfer Property from My Deceased Spouse into a Trust?
I need to transfer title to my house from my (now deceased) wife and I (husband and wife, as joint tenants) to myself as trustee of a revocable trust (in other words, putting my house in living trust). Can I do that in one step, or do I have to transfer title to me as sole owner first, then transfer to me as trustee of trust? Can I execute (sign and notarize) the trust before I...
09/27/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #23270How Do We Transfer a Mobile Home to a Single Heir in Texas Without a Will?
What forms do I need to purchase if person died without a will and all the heirs have agreed on distribution. this is a small estate and as a small lot with mobil home worth less than 15,ooo dollars. we have already agreed to give to a son.
09/13/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Texas | #23151How Do I Fill to Forms to Get Letters of Administration?
I am attempting to assist a woman who received a quit claim deed from her father before he died for the home he owned. Since then she has applied for a modification on the loan but Wells Fargo will not proceed until she has letters of administration. I have obtained the forms from Martinez Superior court as she does not have funds to hire an attorney. The forms seem daunting ...
09/10/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: California | #23141Do All Heirs Need to Consent to the Distribution of Property in a Deceased's Estate?
I am the Executor and one of the beneficiaries out of 5 beneficiaries. My lawyer has given the go ahead for one of the beneficiaries to take the family home as her disbursement and the other 4 will take the savings acct. The value of both is close to equal.Do I have to have all agree to this or do I have any recourse to move this proposal through as there are two beneficiaries...
08/26/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Georgia | #23025