My colleagues all give you good advice. There is no legal prohibition against one representing oneself in a contested probate proceeding. There...

Do I really need a lawyer to do the probate process?

My colleagues all give you good advice. You want to know whether you can handle a legal proceeding yourself. You were told by court personnel...

Do I have to pay my deceased mother's estate back for all the loans she gave me that were never paid back.

This is a website in which attorneys answer questions about legal matters. Yours sounds more like a moral, or ethical, concern. The answer to a...

You tell us that your mom passed away prior to her father's estate "being distributed," but you don't tell us whether she predeceased him. If she...

Sometimes a personal representative of an estate is required to post a surety bond. In most states (including New York, where I practice), almost...

Can I be legally disinherited if my mom dies before my granddad and the executor (my uncle) has my granddad sign a new will?

Your mother can leave you anything she wishes, and your grandfather can do so as well. Neither is legally obligated to include you in a will. The...

How do I get a will that was turned over to the court by my grandmothers Bank and the court sealed it.

An attorney will be able to easily navigate this. But until you commence a probate proceeding, you have no standing to access the will. Good...

How can I not get anything from a will that left everything to be divided equally between me and my 4 brothers?

The answer to your question can be determined by having an attorney look at the will. It's not clear from your posting how you became sole owner of...

As an eighty year old couple with a modest estate;what do we have to do to make sure our estate is passed on to our 4 sons?

At a minimum, you should each have a will. It is good that you are thinking about estate planning. One thing you should give some thought to is...

Can I annoynomisly file a will, cause 9 years later my executor has not done a thing

Your posting is unclear. If you are saying that you have an original will of a person who passed away nine years ago, then go ahead and file it...