You are free to hire the attorney of your choice. The attorney who prepared the will has no proprietary right to be hired for the probate...

First, since you are represented by an attorney, you should listen to that attorney's recommendation as to how to proceed, not least because he or...

That your parents were "in the process of" divorcing almost certainly is not relevant. Your mother is likely the administrator of the estate. You...

If the will has been probated, it would be on file with the Surrogate's Court in the county in which she resided at the time that she passed away....

If there are named beneficiaries of the life insurance policy, that will not be part of the estate. Rather, the insurance proceeds will pass...

You're intending to have your will done anyway. So, have the attorney who drafts it put in a paragraph nominating your husband to serve as...

Evaluating the purpose of the particular appraisal will help you to decide the kind of appraisal that is needed. For example, if the estate is...

The proceeds of the lawsuit become part of your husband's estate. Whether or not your husband had a will, you are a major beneficiary of his...

To answer your question, I would need to see the deed to both of the houses. If the houses were transferred from your mother to her and...

There's no automatic deduction from your brother's share for the cost of improvements you paid for or, in particular. for market rent that you've...