My daddy passed away and there is no will. He was remarried but his wife passed away first and she had a son that was in prison.

The adult child of a predeceased spouse will not share in an intrastate estate (unless adopted by the decedent). Good luck to you.

I am administrator to my brother's estate and live in a neighboring state. Can I be reimbursed for travel expenses from estate?

Your role as administrator should not require you to expend finds for costs that are directly related to that role. Just use common sense to...

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My colleagues all give you good advice, but I want to add one point. If you've inherited the home as opposed to the proceeds of the home, then...

I'm filling out a surety bond for administration of deceased mother's estate. How should I answer these questions:

If you are having trouble with the bond application, it's a fairly sure bet that you're going to have trouble administering the estate. This is...

Am I entitled to receive his funds?

You patted this question twice. I, and others, answers the other incarnation of your posting.

Am I entitled to receive his funds?

The issue is not whether a decedent and his spouse led separate lives. The law does not inquire into the quality of a marriage. Nor, for that...

If a will states to split equally is a bank account of the estate which is a joint acct. Eligible for the split?

A joint bank account is usually a non-probate asset. That means that if the decedent had a joint account with another person, if the joint...

What do you do when an executor of a WILL does not comply with the wishes of a deceased?

It may well be that the executor is being uncooperative. But it also may be that the executor has his or her hands full administering the estate,...

I got aletter from court granting decree of administration. At the bottom of letter it states a bond be posted, what to do next

While I don't know of any legal requirement that one must have an attorney in order to deal with a bond company, the bond company can freely...

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Is a legal presence necessary, or can this be settled civilly, outside of court?

You actually say very little in your posting, and, frankly, it raises more questions than it answers. That's due to the vagueness of your...