Do Letters Testamentary supercede a bank's "line of succession?"

In answer to your baseline question, the bank is correct. If there contractual agreement with your father specified that in the absence of his...

The document you are describing seems to be a waiver of your right to serve as an administrator not a waiver of your share of the estate. ...

While everything Mr. Begley stated is accurate, I would point out that while the POD account is not part or the probate estate and is not governed...

Assuming you are talking about the Crummey letters that are issued to the beneficiaries of irrevocable trusts to qualify the gifts for the 13,000/...

Mr. Begley is correct in that you should provide notice to anyone who will receive something under the Will and to anyone who would take absent the...

My mother left my daughter some money, and I am the executor of the will, can I use this money to cover my tuition contribution

As has been posted your ability to use the funds as you desire will be determined by a number of factors including the specific language of the...

Deceased aunt had my name on all bank accounts, I did not contrubitate to them. Do I have to pay inheritance tax on full amounts

It depends on the State your Aunt lived in at death and the provisions of her Will. If she lived in NJ for example the full amount in the account...

An executor waited over 2.5 years to transfer real property into a trust in NJ. Is there any kind of law or guidelines?

WIthout knowing the terms of the Will and Trust it is hard to say that anything that has happened is improper but there is certainly the...

If a Will is known to exist but is not probated an interested party can bring an action to compel the production of the Will and its submission to...

Your question is a little vague in that you mention a Trustee and and irrevocable trust but then give the size of your father's estate which would...