Is there a type of notice that I should receive regarding the estate? Is there a legal responsibility and time to give me info?

If formal probate has been started, you should indeed have received notice. If a trust is being administered in Massachusetts you should also get...

Does my brother have the right to take money out of the sale of the house before the profits are divided equally per the will?

Yes, and don't you think you better let him? He is proposing to lend money to the estate to avoid foreclosure. If he can't do that, you all may...

It does. But, if you have to stay in a nursing home for more than three months, you will need to apply for Medicaid to pay the fees. If you don't,...

How do you recommend I proceed from this point? Is there a company that tracks down these old bearer bond issues?

A bond is a contract. The issue may be one of statute of limitations, and of interpreting the bond under Pennsylvia law.I have indicated below...

Your Fiancé's brother is doing exactly the right thing. Your Fiancé should read any papers before he signs them, and provide all information...

What are my legal options? What happens to the lawsuit?

So sorry to hear of your son's untimely death without a will. A probate process should be started. You might want to start it yourself. Unless your...

Is what this elder estate attorney is doing considered legal? He is posting the names of the state workers on his website.

My immediate thought was, how can a representative of MassHealth have a privacy interest? So I looked it up for you. MassHealth is required to...

Final distribution 2 months early?

If this was a trust, I'd say go ahead and distribute. Also, if wife is the only beneficiary, I'd say go ahead, even under a will. But it sounds...

Shall we cash them now or just sit tight ?

Sit tight. Anything done with the bonds now may make things worse.

How can I do this?

I had a situation just like this many years ago. A couple came into my office. I asked them if they were married. He said no. She said "yes, but...