I cannot get any court to review my probate case on a challenge that it is void (not voidable). Can I file in the 9th district

None of us here on avvo can determine whether your applications are being denied only because you have been designated a vexatious litigant or...

There are two ways to change a will: a new will or a codicil. Performing surgery on a will can create all kinds of problems, including rendering...

Can estate funds be used to pay another beneficiaries expenses ?

There really should be something called "Executor School." If there was, family members who are chosen as executor of an estate would know how to...

I need advice on buying an inherited house with a mortgage.

The executor owes a fiduciary duty to the estate, and his or her duties include not undervaluing estate assets or cheating any of the...

My girlfriend of three years passed away. We shared living together and shared checking account.

Mr. Leonardi gives you good advice. There are only a few ways in which one can become entitled to property of a decedent: (1) property that is...

Do I have a say as a surviving widow with child about in-laws with different last names using my late husbands name for events?

You've asked this question in various incarnations. Each time, however, you don't explain what you mean by "using" your husband's name for events....

Will an attorney take a case even though we have an attorney but aren't satisfied?

You ask two questions -- (1) whether you can find an attorney to take over the matter; and (2) why the current attorney doesn't wish to sue the...

Can someone who is not an heir get reimbursed for funeral expenses?

Funeral expenses come off the top of the estate assets. This is true for legal as well as moral reasons. The immediate family should ultimately...

My parents home is divided 5 ways and I have been promised some personal items if I signed the probate papers which I dd bother

It's unclear what you were asked to sign. In any event, if there is a document that you are willing to sign and in exchange you have been...

Can in-laws use your name for contest\ events. There name is different from mine.

I am not clear on what you mean in asking about someone "using" your name for "contest/events." If you want a meaningful response, you're going to...