Is 25% a reasonable amount to pay an estate research company to process an inheritance or is there a better way to claim it?

I'm not sure what an "estate research company" is, but the details in your posting suggests it may be one of those companies that seek to act as a...

Do you go into probate on a co-op whose name has been swithch to someone else on the will who is living there also?

My colleagues give you good advice. One additional point: Take a moment and make a call to the co-op's managing agent. They should be able to...

What is the easiest way to appoint a representative of Estate?

My colleagues all offer you excellent advice. One quick point: Attorneys are needed by two kinds of persons: (1) Those who recognize they need...

Ms. Santaella gives you sound advice. Just two quick points I want to make: Your question is how you fire "OUR estate attorney"; if you are the...

Mr. Burke and Mr. Freda advise you well. In theory, there may be an attorney out there who will handle the matter on a contingency. In practice,...

What can I "do" with a North Carolina house if other owner does not want to sell it?

Ms. DiSalvo gives you good advice. One quick point I want to underscore is that partition proceedings are never preferable, inasmuch as such...

What do I do about siblings(2) wanting an equal share of my gift check received in 2012 by parents, BEFORE they passed in 2013.

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise as to your state's laws. I can tell you, however, that if the check had been a loan, not a gift, that you...

Can a will be contested if mom was influenced by my cousin and mom has a( legal) record of abusiveness?

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws, but can provide general information that you may find helpful. In all states,...

Can I over turn my mom's will, that she left in her exhusbands hands

Mr. Dunn offers you good advice. These kinds of situations are extremely fact-specific, and you have to meet with an attorney and review all...

To meaningfully respond to the part of your posting that deals with the estate's personal property, we'd need to know what the will said and what...