If there's no will, you are entitled to at least part of the estate. If, in the other hand, there is a will, and the will leaves the house to...

Evaluating whether a will contest is likely to be worthwhile requires an understanding of details of the actual will execution. To make that...

When a person dies without a will, any assets that are solely in his or her name will pass to family members in accordance with a statutory...

Probate is the process of proving the genuineness and validity of a will. That means that the court must be convinced that the will is good. ...

You have to do an investigation. The difficulty is that unless and until you find the account that your father mentioned, banks and other...

There is no legal prohibition against doing your own legal work. But it's not a great idea, and could wind up costing more time and more money. ...

If the property was held jointly with right of survivorship (or, similarly, as a tenancy by the entirety), then there shouldn't be a need to...

If you are referring to a wrongful death lawsuit, and jurisdiction is in New York, that lawsuit would almost certainly be pending in either New...

A will does not need to be notarized. But that does not suggest that the will was properly executed and witnessed. Remote notarization, which...

If there has been a probate or administration proceeding of your grandmother's estate, you should be in touch with the attorney who is handling the...