How do I find out if my father had a will
I am sorry for your loss. Since six weeks have elapsed since your father's passing, that would in most cases be sufficient time for a probate...
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I am sorry for your loss. Since six weeks have elapsed since your father's passing, that would in most cases be sufficient time for a probate...
Mr. Shields and Ms. Santaella give you good advice. But let me provide an additional perspective. When you ask if you "NEED" an attorney, the...
This is NOT a probate question. Probate deals with the estates of decedents. But it's easier to answer your question than to re-categorize it: ...
Mr. Siepmann gives you good advice. It's not clear exactly how much the attorney is charging, because we don't know how many of the assets are...
I don't understand how the value of the house can be only $8,000. Perhaps you're suggesting that's the amount of the equity in the house. At any...
There's no "form letter," but it sounds easy enough to advise each legatee something to the effect of: "The bequests set forth in the will cannot...
While your posting is long on accusations and conclusions, it is decidedly short on facts. The problem is that attorneys deal with facts; if you...
Early on in the probate process, you get to see the will. That will tell you what bequest you receive, but it may not be terribly helpful, because...
Your children's rights, if any, do not derive from where, or in which house, they were raised or resided. Rather, their rights arise from your...
It's not clear what you mean when you say that certain relatives "are being named." At any rate, if your cousin passed away without a will, then...