What happens if the original will cannot be found by the deceased attorney. I am the only beneficiary and surviving relative.

If the decedent resided in New York at the time of his or her death, then that is the jurisdiction in which the probate proceeding would be...

There is probably no more prevalent myth in all of jurisprudence that a power of attorney survives the death of the person who executed the...

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws. I can, however, tell you that if your husband "was in the process" of becoming...

I want to change the information given on my father's death certificate. How do I proceed?

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws. I did, however, conduct a quickie internet search and can tell you that...

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Can property that belonged to parents be sold before going through PRobate? My mother passed and my father is still living and

First, I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws. I can, however, offer you general information that may be helpful to...

If the son dies before his mother, him being power of attorney, is his wife entitled to what his part would have been if she had

If what you are asking is whether the spouse of a predeceased son can have any claim on what her husband would have possibly inherited from his...

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to the law in California. I can, however, do a quickie internet search, and guide you to the following...

Could you win this case?

If I correctly understand your posting, your grandmother died some years ago, having changed her will not long before her death. No investigation...

How do I see my fathers will

Mr. Brinkmeier and Mr. Zelinger give you good advice. If a probate proceeding has been opened, the will can be viewed at the courthouse. Good...

My husband's aunt paid the burial expenses of her brother, my husband's father, then changed the locks on the decedents home,

If there is an estate, the repayment of funeral costs will usually come off the top. In the situation you write about, there may be certain items...