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What's the Difference in Summary Administration and Disposition Without Administration in Florida?
Please explain the difference between what would qualify for disposition without administration and summary administration. If funeral and medical expenses have been paid and there are assets i.e. in a CD at the bank say under 20k, would an heir qualify to file for disposition without administration in Florida?
04/10/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #21738How Do I Open a Bank Account for My Deceased Mother's Checks?
Mother died with no will no property. Need to open succession I think, I x need to be appointed executrix and open a bank account in her name ie., estate of y, for any monies that may come in after the fact as gifts or a late insurance policy we don't know about. She owes no bills except medical mostly small ones and has no property. Can you help
03/04/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Mississippi | #21252How Do I Qualify for Small Estate Administration in Idaho?
My mother passed on 1/5/2010. She left a will naming my youngest sister as executor and beneficiary of a small life insurance policy _$5,000.The only other assets she had was a checking account @_$2,000, and her personal belongings with a value of _$500-1000 (?) Her home in Nampa Idaho has a mortgage owing of _$90,000 and her only other debt was a credit card with an outstandi...
01/25/2010 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Idaho | #20616Must a will be probated in order to make a small estate affidavit?
About two weeks ago, I asked this question and did not get a clear answer of what to do. My husband died suddenly, and did not leave a will. The small estate form for Virginia takes it for granted that a spouse has awill to work with. What can I do to receive my husband's investment from an investment firm. They state they will send it to me when they receive a notarizeed s...
09/09/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Virginia | #18543How Do I Collect Estate Property with an Affidavit in Virgina?
My husband died April 2009, without a will. He had 16,000 dollars in an Charles Swab investment account. My name was not on the account. We were married for 29 years and I was beneficary to his retirement accounts and life insurance accounts. How can I receive the money valued at 16,000 from Charles Schwab. THey say I need a death certificate, affidavit of Domicile, letter ...
08/31/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Virginia | #18342How Do I Distribute Assets of a Small Estate in California?
does California probate code/law require summary admin of a decedents (died intestate) estate value under 100k, or my the heirs proceed simply by way of the Calif small estate forms re personal bank accounts, 401k, pensions, and other nonreal property assets? Criminal defense atty, but seeking to assist a family friend who died intestate and wrap up his small estate asap withou...
08/03/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: California | #17933How Do I Collect Assets of Deceased in Florida?
INS COMPANY HAS 5800.00 TO PAY OUT SINCE MY MOTHERS DEATH. I SENT THEM DEATH CERTIFICATE. THEY WANT ADMIN PAPERS. SHE OWNED NOTHING WHEN SHE PASSED NO HOUSE OR ANYTHING. IS THERE A AFFIDAVIT OF ENTITLEMENT IN FL, I CAN FILL OUT OR WHAT DO I DO
07/14/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #17537How Do I Distribute Assets of Deceased in Florida?
MY SON DIED SUDDENLY ON JANUARY, 09 AT AGE 42. HE LEFT NO WILL. HE WAS A DIVORCED PARENT SINCE 1994 AND HAD PRIMARY CUSTODY OF 2 MINOR CHILDREN, AGES 15 AND 17. HE WORKED FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE THREE OF THEM LIVED WITH US, HIS PARENTS, SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1996. THE CHILDREN STILL DO. THEIR MOTHER, HIS EX WIFE HAS SINCE REMARRIED. THE CHILDREN HAVE NO INTEREST IN STAYI...
07/06/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #17357How Do I Probate a Small Estate in Virginia?
My sister, a resident of Virginia, recently died without leaving a will and without naming a beneficiary. Although she was legally indigent and receiving only social security disability as her primary income at the time of her death, there is a small balance in her checking account. I am her only surviving relative, although she did not list a beneficiary on her checking accou...
06/23/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: North Carolina | #17151Administration of Small Estates in New York?
in new york state, if a person dies and has a last will & testament and the estate that is worth less than $20,000, is probate required by law
06/18/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: New York | #17070