How do we settle an estate?

As a rule of thumb, when one asks how to settle an estate and states that he or she doesn't know where to start, it's time to hire an attorney. ...

Mr. Gormley gives you good advice. Beyond that, you seem to want legal advice as to how to deal with your lawyer. But legal advice here will not...

Can my Uncle get in to trouble from benefiting financially from my Grandmother he was a POA over her ?

Misuse of powers of attorney has become an increasingly common method of victimizing elderly and other vulnerable persons. Some power of attorney...

In my dad's probate case a claim was submitted and I accepted to pay it. Can I still reject the claim?

It doesn't sound as though the claim is time-barred, but more information is needed to determine the validity of the claim. In strict response to...

House after father pass away

While I'm not absolutely clear as to what you are asking, I can tell you that if you, your mother, and your sibling can come to an agreement as to...

What are our options to proceed?

The granddaughter survived the decedent and thus her estate is likely entitled to inherit unless there was a clause requiring that a legatee...

Aren't the fees and taxes taken out of the inheritance before the money is transferred to the US?

I think you are going to have to confer with an attorney who practices in the UK. Good luck to you.

Is there anything we can do? Are there any way to prevent her from getting the ashes?

Strangely enough, it just may be the law of gifts that applies here. A gift (even, I suppose, of a decedent's ashes) occurs when there is donative...

How do I handle the probate of a piece of real property not referred to in the will?

It is not necessary to explicitly identify particular property in a will. Property that IS specifically identified is described usually as a...

Isn't it a law that my Father's assets has to go through probate court and be recorded before she can take it.

Since your father died without a will, it likely will be necessary for you or one of your siblings to commence a proceeding to administer your...