Conflict of interest? Or shoddy will?

Under the Maine Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.9 (governing lawyers practicing in Maine) a duty is owed to former clients which were your...

In Maine, the probate court process is very straight forward, actually technically call informal probate, as the court and judge is not involved,...

House was left to me in will now do I need to do anything ?

Kenneth is correct. If the Maine real estate is the only probate asset (being an asset solely owned by the decedent) then probate is required in...

An old copy of my mom's will was put into probate,I have the new one they didn't wait for me to come home and deliver it

Happy to help. Very truly yours, /s/ Roger Roger P. Asch, Esq. Drummond & Drummond, LLP One Monument Way Portland, ME. ...

MAINE PROBATE LAW: Is my deceased father's house exempt from being collected for unsecured credit card debt?

There are many factors to consider before your question concerning the potential need to sell the house to pay unsecured debt of the estate. The...

Do I need two lawyers?

The questions do not provide enough information. However, assuming the real estate and family matter (probate? real estate? business?) relate to...

Do I have any rights when family house is co-owned and one side of family wants me to relinquish my share after 70 years?

This is not a tax question, it is a real estate question. If you want to force a buy out of your share either to the other side of the family, or...

Do I have any rights to my father's estate if he left no will?

Yes, you have rights in your father's probate estate. Your father's probate estate are those assets he owned solely in his own name when he...

Do I have to go to a family court or probate court for my inheritance from my grandfather's will/savings?

In order to collect any assets solely owned by your grandfather, a personal representative must be appointed by a probate court to protect the...