Will never probated, i am executor,states, i will give out or have house sold, under sisters name, may not give me my share?

From my read of your facts your mother transferred her house to your sister prior to her death. Assuming she had capacity to do so her Will does...

Capital gains exclusion extended to surviving spouse is good for how long?

It covered sales within 2 years from the date of death; unfortunately the law was amended effective December 31, 2008, and the $500,000 exclusion...

A NJ Executor is entiteld to two separate commissions an income commission and a corpus commission. The income commission is equal to 6% of the...

Probate

Timing of distribution from an estate is a matter of many factors including the size and nature of the estate assets, the extent of known...

Found my fathers will

The first thing is to determine whether the WIll does anything different than the intestate laws did based on your brother's assertion there was no...

Trust & ESTATES question....person died w/o will...kids estranged...sister paid funeral expenses...plz explain the following:

Typically in this situation a sister would have no interest in the estate and would not be entitled to any notice of the administration...

Typically, the Court does not do an independent review of the Refunding Bonds and Releases filed so you should not have any problem filing the...

Is a wife of deceased husband responsible for his loans that do not have her name on them

Typically not unless the loans were incurred to provide necessities such as food, clothing, or shelter. A spouse is considered liabile for...

Mother is contemplating placing house in my name. She is 85. It is in her name only.

The biggest tax implication is the difference in capital gains tax on a subsequent sale of the property by you. If mom gifts the property you...

Will Probate in PA

If mom was also a PA resident you will also have to file and pay inheritance taxes based on the value of the joint account (you may be able to use...