When I die my will states my grgrandsons will get all the money that is accumulated from a auction. Since they are under age,

I agree with Attorneys Finch and Coultis. Properly drafted estate planning documents would include a trust (or trusts) for the benefit of your...

There may not be enough funds in a small estate in NY ( small estate admin process), should I wait to pay bills?

Do not make any further payments. It is possible that the decedent's estate is insolvent and a procedure will need to be instituted to determine...

I'm sorry for your loss. The best thing to do is to gather your father's last monthly statements from his bank and/or brokerage accounts, the deed...

I am making a will. Intestate means "as if not having made a legally valid will". Is the following correct?

Attorneys Blaustein and Smolinski are correct. A person who dies "intestate" is a person who dies without a valid will. The will you are making...

I AM A ONLY CHILD,55YRS. OLD. DISINHEIRITED. MOTHER PASSED IN APRIL2013. LEFT ESTATE TO MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT LIVE WITH ME.

Attorney Hill has provided you with a solid answer. There may not be much you can do about the will at this point, especially if it has been...

Will Question

Attorneys Cockrell and Pyke have provided you with solid answers. You are going to have to weigh the costs (both financial and psychological) of...

Where can I get a "Receipt on Distribution" Form?

This form is typically prepared by an attorney (and should be), but it is possible that such forms are available through the North Carolina probate...

How can we get a copy of a deceased person's will if probate was bypassed and a trust was set up?

Unfortunately, you are "stuck", especially when you are proceeding without a lawyer. To answer your specific question, if your husband's...

My father recently passed away and there was no will. My father had his house in his name paid off be for he met my step mom

Attorney Siepmann has provided you with a solid answer. I would suggest that you retain your own attorney to review the deed and to represent...

Absent language expressly excusing bond in a will, an executor must secure a probate bond. The bond is designed to make a third party liable if...