Can a real estate lawyer change a date on a check and put his initials there in place of mine

Changing any information on a check may invalidate the check, even if it is initialled, depending on your financial institution. Making any...

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Judge entitled a wrongful death trust fund of $20,000 to me after dads death nowhere found how do i find it?

Mr. Seldon gives you a good starting point. Go down and visit the court that supposedly Ordered this settlement. You may want to speak with...

If my brother dies without a will.. He has 1 son and 4 siblings. who gets what? One sibling adopted NY state.

Under your fact pattern, the surviving son would get everything. Without a Will, NY's intestacy statute controls. This says that the order of...

Who has rights over my sisters things, me as her sybling or her childrens father?

If there is a Will for your sister which contains instructions as to how her property is to pass, then that is controlling. If there is no Will,...

What happens if a person passes away and the house goes to probate and there is ni will

Whether or not somebody had a Power of Attorney becomes irrelevant upon death as the POA expires with the death of the Principal. If there is a...

Can an executor refuse to probate a will claiming there are no assets remaining, after he took everything without POA?

Firstly, nobody is executor until a court says you are executor. Merely being named in a Will gives no rights in and of itself. The Will has to...

Are Fed/State taxes paid from estate assets & remaining assets distributed as per the will or are beneficiary values taxed

This question can only be answered by reveiwing the Will. Since you mention that you have a specific dollar bequest and others a percentage, there...

What type of deed do I have?

In NYS the default ownership of a jointly held deed is as Tenants in Common (TIC). If you wish to change the form of tenancy, you should speak...

Im administratrix of my deceased bf estate.in new york what percentage does administartrix get from estate?

NY's fiduciary commission schedule is a declining sliding scale as follows: 1) 5% of the first 100K; 2) 4% of the next 200K (ie- amounts from...

Need help with a will Please

First off, my condolences on your recent loss. Two weeks is generally not a great delay to provide notice to a potential beneficiary. You mention...