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Janet Lee Brewer
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Although you don't have receipts, based on the information you provided, the...
Steve Fromm
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Your overall executor fee must be "reasonable" under PA probate law. Generally,...
Brian Joseph Cohan
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Executors are under a duty to invest conservatively and prudently. Most states...
Jay G. Fischer
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Your recourse is file a Petition with the Court to compel an accounting. In...
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David M. Axinn's answer
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It is hard to answer this question without knowing the reason why the Estate...
Stephen J. O'Brien
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If you and your brother were appointed executors, then there is a Will, the...
Douglas L. Kaune
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You are not "required" to have an attorney represent you in the estate...
Henry Daniel Lively
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You should hire a probate attorney in your local area. They will be paid from...
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Christian Glen Sullivan's answer
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A will is a set of instructions that explains how you want your property...
Douglas L. Kaune
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Check out this Blog posting. It may provide some assistance in answering your...
Stephen J. O'Brien
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You should have the home appraised to determine the fair market value, which...
Steve Fromm
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To answer your specific quesion, you can transfer this property during probate,...
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Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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Since the estate was named the creditors can reach the proceeds. Had the...
Jan Matthew Tamanini
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I agree with the previous answer. And not only can the creditors get the...
Steve Fromm
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The executor will have to file the will with the Register of Wills in the...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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Your right to information about the estate is dependent on your interest in the...
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David Hamlin Madden
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I believe the lawyer who prepared your mother's will should have written those...
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Steve Fromm
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The IRA is not a probate asset, so it is not part of calculating the register...
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Steven J Oshins
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Notwithstanding your obvious ethical issue, that's not very nice to do to your...
Steve Fromm
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Here is what you should be thinking about: Can he be trusted as the executor?...
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Steven J Oshins
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The gift was complete when made in 1990. Unless the receipients gave the...
Janet Lee Brewer
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As you can see by the 2 previous answers, there's some disagreement about how...
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Best Answer: David M. Axinn's answer
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You can either file a Petition to Settle as a small estate, or finish it up...
James P. Frederick
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I believe that you can petition the court to order the money to be assigned to...
Laura Cohen
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I would need to know if the deeds were ever transferred over from your father's...
Stephen J. O'Brien
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The statements of your question make me wonder how the estate was settled. If...
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Michael L Rich
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I don't practice in Pennsylvania but generally, if a state child protective...
Steve Fromm
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First, you must check to see who was the named beneficiary of the life...
Steve Fromm
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The answer depends on how the property was titled. If it was titled as joint...
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Steven Alan Fink
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The pension is an asset of your m-i-l's estate. If she had a will, it gets...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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It depends on the nature of the pension. If it was a true pension (an...

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