Is it mandatory that your homestead be probated?

Sorry for your loss. Assuming your mother owned her home individually (just her name was on the respective deed) when she passed away, the...

How can heirs find out what has happened to an estate after the probate process has been completed?

I agree with just about all of Attorney Golden's response to your question. I would not consider a disciplinary action (unless it is ultimately...

Massachusetts law requires the person in possession of a decedent's last will and testament file it with the probate court located in the county...

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My brother passed away and my dad is the executor of the will. Do we have to sell his personnel stuff to paid his bills.

Sorry for your loss. I agree with the answers/comments provided by the other two attorneys. A probate court insolvency proceeding is probably the...

Does real estate belong to estate or beneficiaries?

Sorry to hear. Since your sister was a resident of Virginia, Virginia law controls. My comments that follow are based on Massachusetts law. You...

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How to collect a debt on person who recently passed on?

If a probate estate has been opened for the decedent, you should file a claim against the probate estate as soon as possible. If a probate estate...