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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,...
Steve Fromm
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You need to retain a lawyer to complete this matter. It would appear that you...
Lloyd Alfred Welling
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I agree with Attorney Fromm, you most definitely want to retain an attorney to...
Steve Fromm
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You need to retain a lawyer to complete this matter. It would appear that you...
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...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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An intestate administration will have to be opened and an administrator...
Steve Fromm
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Case law in Pennsylvania does allow for the attorney to receive both an...
Douglas L. Kaune
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The short answer is, probably. If there was a substitute Executor named in the...
Douglas L. Kaune
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The short answer is, probably. If there was a substitute Executor named in the...
Steve Fromm
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Without an originally signed and valid will, no one has the power to act for...
Stephen J. O'Brien
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If the original Will can not be located then it will be deemed destroyed. The...
James P. Frederick
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If there was no estate, then there is no executor. The only way you can be the...
Steve Fromm
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As a Pennsylvania attorney, I wanted to confirm what Jim has stated to you....
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James P. Frederick
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In most states, the probate court has jurisdiction either because the deceased...
Steve Fromm
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If you are "domiciled" in Philadelphia County, then your will would be probated...
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Daniel Andrew Pallen
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Your sister's estate will be dealt with according to Pennsylvania's laws of...
Jay G. Fischer
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You must file a Petition with the Register of Wills Office to be appointed as...
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Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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It depends on the precise nature of the joint ownership. If the deed...
Steve Fromm
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Edward's comments are correct. As for Pennsylvania Inheritance Taxes from the...
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Stephen J. O'Brien
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As executor of the estate you are required to distribute the property according...
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Stephen J. O'Brien
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I think you are out of luck. PA is a recording state, so that the unrecorded...
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Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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Rights under a pension plan are very fact specific as you must consider the...
Stephen J. O'Brien
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It sounds like your mother's new husband was already on pension when they got...
Frank A Selden
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is your daughter is a beneficiary of the trust then she is entitled to a copy....
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Stephen J. O'Brien
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If your uncle is sick then talk with him about who is the best choice to...
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Theodore W. Robinson
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While I don't practice in your state, here is my take on the matter. If your...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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If your father left the property exclusively to your stepmother in his will (no...
Edward Joseph Smeltzer II
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Doing a Deed does not take long however there is more involved in your...

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