If a will and testiment is handled through a lawyer is it filed or does it have to be filed at the courthouse?

The information you provide is very incomplete and unclear, replete with disappearing wills, mysterious trusts, and a man who apparently pushed his...

You say that the attorney "changed my father's will after he passed." That, of course, is a very serious allegation, and one that would require...

For any of us to meaningfully respond to your posting, you have to specify precisely what petition you are referring to. Are you waiting for the...

Estate/Administrator

Mr. Berson gives you good advice. Medicaid had become increasingly aggressive in recent years in perfecting its liens. That's the bad news. The...

Is an Executor allowed to sell personal property to another beneficiary when I had expressed interest in purchasing it?

Most wills grant the nominated executor substantial discretion in carrying out the decedent's wishes. Unless the executor clearly acts against the...

Can I legally get out of a partnership with my siblings. We are equal partners of our parents estate.

You are not a "partner" of an estate. You may be a co-executor along with your siblings. Or you may be a one third beneficiary of the estate. At...

Can a Union refuse to payout a pension payout to a child after death of parent in a lump sum?

Without reviewing the appropriate documents, it's difficult to evaluate. But what strikes me as interesting is that you say the union ignored your...

Do I have any rights when my sister is head of the estate

The first question is whether there was a will. Your posting suggests that there was, but stops short of actually saying it. If there was a will,...

Can I, step son to an old man, be effectively disinherited?

The only thing that could potentially prevent him from cutting you out of his will is the agreement he made with your mother. More information is...

If 2 people have been living together for 22 years and one dies, is the survivor entitled to everything?

Your uncle's live-in girlfriend is entitled to everything only if there is a will that says exactly that. If there was no will, she may possibly...