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When is Probate Necessary in Indiana?
I'm the youngest of three sons we are all adults our father is deceased and our mother passed away 7/24/11 without a will all three had power of attorney I was the first on that. She has two homes and a lot located in Warsaw, IN she also had several bank accounts, safety boxes & retirement accounts some still have our fathers name. Is it possible for us to do probate using only...
08/17/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Indiana | #25344How Can We Collect Savings in a Bank Account After the Owner Dies?
My fatherinlaw died without a will but he had a small estate with paperwork naming my wife and her sister as co-trustees. There is a small savings account in Texas he had that my wife and her sister would like to get. The savings bank says they must have a court order appointing them as co-executors before they will give them the money. As an added detail the decendant was a...
07/07/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Texas | #25151How Do I Collect Money From a Bank Account of a Deceased Foreigner?
I live in England. My father died in 2006 in Italy, leaving his estate to me, and two other siblings one a minor. part of the estate was left in an account in an Bank of America. We have full english probate and a transfer certificate from the IRS showing no tax due on the money. The bank now requires a court order, Is summary administration satisfactory. Can we do this on-l...
04/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #24755What is the Small Estate Law in Idaho?
My aunt died in October, 2010, and was a resident of Idaho at the time of her death. After insurance coverage, there is about $2,300 in medical debts owed by her estate. There is $752.62 in a bank account in Idaho. In addition, she received in December, 2010, a check for $4,200 as a refund for certain medical expenses. There are no other debts or assets. My aunt had four heirs,...
02/22/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Colorado | #24275What Amount Qualifies as a Small Estate in Oklahoma?
As of 1/1/11, what is the limit for pursuing Small Estate Probate, i.e. is it still $150,000?
01/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Oklahoma | #24113Can Real Estate Be Included in a Small Estate Proceeding in Louisiana?
I'm trying to help a couple who lost their 37 yr.old daughter to cancer last month. The decedent was never married and had no children. She owned immovable property valued at approx. $70,000.00. Her net estate will be substantially lower. I noticed that under Louisiana Statute Art.3431 and 3432 they may file by Affidavit and order for assets to be distributed which may incl...
10/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Louisiana | #23480How Does the Small Estate Process Work in Texas?
Both parents recently died leaving a small estate of about $400,000 including their home of 60 years. Their CDs, bonds, and annuities are payable directly to my sister and I as beneficiaries. The only things left to sell are the house and car. Can this be done withoutspending a fortune probate the will? Someone told me there is something called a writ of heirship that can ...
07/13/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Texas | #22655How Do I Find Out What the Docket Number of a Case Is?
How can I get the right form in order to get a Docket number for the newspaper to print the statement of death? (or whatever you call what the newspaper folks print for three weeks) I alreadt filled out, noterised and paid for the small estate Affidavit.
06/30/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Wyoming | #22521How Do I Collect the Assets from the Bank Account of My Deceased Mother in Iowa?
what forms besides the death certificate and where do I send them for closing my mothers bank account (with $3700) in it, in Clinton Iowa
06/29/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Iowa | #22518How Do I Collect Trust Assets of My Deceased Mother?
Mother died March 17,2010.Has a trust of $3351.73 no other properties or moneys. check is payable to 'the estate of x c/o Helder Silva. Bank retires Tax id for the estate and certified copy of the court issued letters of administration issued 90 days.I have obtained tax id from my CPA. How I go about doing thousand can I do it myself.
04/27/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: California | #21921