Mr. Whalen and Ms. Santaella give you good advice. I just want to make one other point: If you are asked to merely acknowledge receipt of that...

Signed receipt/release with no funds

Mr. Whalen and Mr. Zelinger advise you well. Here in NY, where I practice, it is typical for a receipt and release document to be provided to...

You are not required by law to have an attorney represent you, but it would be decidedly unwise to proceed without an attorney. Yes, the...

My father left the house a long with my nephew. I have live in this house with my father before he death.

You're not going to be able to get a meaningful response to your posting -- it's totally unclear. But let me take a stab at it: If you are...

Mr. Brinkmeier makes a very good point. It is extremely difficult to probate a lost or destroyed will. Perhaps you are thinking that a copy would...

Mother in law passed away. She lived in NY. She and her deceased husband owned property in Marion County.

If the property is not specifically mentioned in the will, then it likely falls within the residuary clause -- the part of the will that says "all...

My mother died and the only thing of real value she had was her house. How can we handle this with minimal work?

I'm a NY attorney and can't advise you as to your state's laws. But it wouldn't ordinarily seem very complicated. What does, however, have a...

How much is probate when a person passes and there is a will on a co-op.?

It's difficult to understand your question. If you are referring to someone else's will (not your own), I wonder how you believe you can change...

Funds that are deemed "abandoned" are sent to the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds. Obtaining the funds is not particularly...

My father died on 3/21 how long does it take to recieve the monies he left to us in the will we live in upstate n.y.

The first (and most obvious) point is that assets your father left to you and to your children pursuant to his will cannot be distributed until...