I have been disinherited by name in my brother's will. His lawyer is asking me to sign a Consent to Probate.

If you sign the "waiver and consent" document, you will forfeit any opportunity to challenge the will. And if you don't sign the document, you...

Unless the will specifies that you have an interest in the real property (as opposed to an interest in the entire estate), then you have few rights...

I just found out my mother passed away in January. I would like to know how to find out if she left me anything.

If your mother left anything in her will for you, you would probably already know about it. But that is not definitive. a search should be...

Received subpoena for probate proceeding. I am not named in Will or receiving a thing per the Will. No explanation as to why.

i cant tell You why you have been subpoenaed, but You might wish to direct that question to the attorney who subpoenaed you. Beyond that, if the...

How long does probate take in the state of new York?

There are various factors that will speed up or slow down the probate process. Whether the proceeding is contested or not contested is a key...

My Dad is deceased and he lived in the state of NY for a little while. He has assets there and I need to gain access.

The proceeding must be brought in the state in which he resided at the time that he passed away. Whether a second proceeding needs to be brought...

The first thing you should do is go back and look at papers that date back to the time of your mother's passing. There may have been an effort at...

Is it possible to run a "credit check" like report on a deceased person to find out all their existing assets and liabilities?

There are many ways in which a decedent's family can learn about assets that were owned by the decedent. One way is for an executor or...

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A surrender of tenancy document is typically requested by a landlord when a tenant (or a representative or fiduciary of the tenant or the tenant's...

Deceased mother-in-law's husband is losing her house

My colleagues have correctly advised you that we need more information in order to meaningfully respond. What's not clear is your mother-in-law's...