A life estate does not require the life tenant to reside at the premises. But all is not lost: Since she has no interest in maintaining the...

Why don't all parties have a say so to who is the executor when there was no will?

In a sense, all parties do have a say as to whom the court will appoint as administrator of an intestate estate. When two persons each want to...

My mother passed away recently. She had a basic will leaving everything to me. Do i need to set up an estate?

If the only asset that was in her name alone and did not have a designated beneficiary was the bank account, then you may be able to do this as a...

When settling an estate is there a law stating what birth order and/or gender of who gets what &can items be legally shared?

Birth order and gender are thoroughly irrelevant. While personal property can usually be worked out by agreement among the heirs of an estate, if...

How do I find out what going on with my moms estate?Can 2 of my sisters keep me out of my moms house?dothey have to do an invent

It's probably too soon to draw any conclusions about how the probate process will unfold. At this point, probably nobody can yet exercise...

An executor has a fiduciary duty to the estate, and must play fair. If an executor were to honor a bequest to one beneficiary but not to another,...

How can I find a pro Bono attorney to help me with an Estate case?

First, there is very little in your posting that suggests a right to any assets of the estate. But you should, of course, explore this in detail...

What to do if your father has past away with a wife and outside? The wife states she has a will, but nothing has been file.

If a probate proceeding is not commenced or a will is not filed with the Court, within a reasonable period of time, a proceeding to distribute the...

Just because your married and the spouse dies does the surviving spouse automatically become executor

In New York, any distributee can petition to become administrator of an intestate estate. A surviving spouse has a greater right than others, but...

Can a Will be changed if the beneficiary is not happy?

A will is a memorialization of the testator's plan for her assets. Whether a beneficiary is pleased or displeased with the will is really quite...