He can ask them to buy out his share of the real estate. If they refuse to do so he can file a petition to partition and force a sale of the...

I'm sorry for your loss. Many wills contain survivorship clauses stating that any beneficiary must survive the testator by a certain period of...

A personal representative can receive compensation in Massachusetts. Keep track of your time, since any payment would be made based on your time...

There is a simplified way of filing for an estate with under $25,000 in probate assets plus one motor vehicle (not included in the $25,000 amount)....

You can revoke the power of attorney in writing and you should notify the person named as your agent under your power of attorney. I recommend...

I'm sorry for your loss. It depends what the deed says. If the deed says that they owned the property as "joint tenants" or "tenants by the...

That's an administrative thing on the court's docket. It doesn't mean that the case is actually closed, and you can still file documents into the...

It depends if the deed says that you are all joint tenants, in which case the last survivor of the three of you will become the sole owner, or if...

If there are no other probate assets (or $25,000 or less in other probate assets) your daughter can file a Voluntary Administration Statement with...

I'm sorry for your loss. If there was a power of attorney, it lost any power at your aunt's death. Whomever is nominated in the will to serve as...