How do I receive life ins benefits when I cannot go to another state to file with the courts?

If the $25,000 represents the entire estate there should be no taxes on the insurance proceeds. If the insurance company pays interest on the...

Am I held responsible to any debt a sibling has after passing away if I take care of his affairs after his passing?

So long as you do not sign personally for any of his debts you will not have any personal responsibility for them. That being said being an...

When can I expect to receive the deed to my home? Dad died in Dec. 08. No will. My brother, sister, and I agreed to a split.

Doing a Deed does not take long however there is more involved in your situation that merely doing a deed. Your father's estate must be...

Question about a "typical will"?

Unfortunately there is no typical answer as Wills are commonly written both ways. The best thing you could do is get a complete copy of your...

Contest a will

Contesting a Will 12 years after its original probate is a near impossibility but I would recommend the following: 1) have someone review the...

With no will-How long does a family member needs to wait to obtain the "Deed" to a house. An Exectutor has been assigned ?

I typicaly tell clients that the average estate takes anywhere from nine months to 2 years to settle depending on the extent and variety of the...

In part, your answer depends on what you mean by "part of the estate accounting." In one sense they are not part of the estate because they are...

Can my husband take his son from his son's grandmother if she is the guardian?

If your husband's mother has been legally appointed by a Court to be the child's Guardian then your husband would have to go thru Court to get...

Elderly woman with 5 kids has given Power of attorney to a child that is mis handling her assets for years. What can be done???

You should be able to commence a Guardianship action and either get an accounting of the POA ordered as part of the proceeding (this would be the...

Do i have to give ring back

You do not have to give it back so long as your Aunt had the mental capacity to make a gift at the time the gift was made. Depending on your...