If a minor is the beneficiary, then there are a couple of options. The insurance company can hold the funds until the minor turns 18, or someone...

Sorry for your loss. The form you use depends on whether an estate tax return was required to be filed or not. If your mother's assets (including...

Attorney Amenta is correct, but if you are getting a mortgage to purchase the property, you have to comply with the lender's requirements, which...

I'm sorry for your loss. Attorney Pransky is correct. Because the property was in your father's name, it will be necessary to go to the probate...

It is not possible to advise you if it is a good idea or not without much more information, but actually transferring your second home to your...

Is there no legal course when a sibling cleverly bilks an estate of ~$500k using Power Of Attorney?

Your best option is to try another attorney that handles these types of cases, which are not uncommon unfortunately. I'm surprised you have not...

Does a power of attorney have more authority than spouse ?

I agree with Attorney Whitehurst's answer, but wanted to add that even if it is permissible for her to act under the power of attorney, she is...

I agree with the prior attorneys regarding the 3-year deadline to qualify for an informal probate. The Late and Limited procedure is very similar...

Sorry for you loss. You have to take a position using all the facts and circumstances as to where his residency really was at the time of his...

You need to locate his most recently executed Last Will and open probate with the Florida probate court for the County where he resided. The Power...