If the executor of the will is refusing to give me items left to me by my aunt, what recourse of action do I have? -

Probably your best bet is to engage an attorney to make appropriate demand of the executor and of the attorney who represents the estate. As...

Is it better to inherit income property or sell before death and receive a financial windfall?

One of the factors that your father may wish to explore is the tax ramifications of the sale of the building. When one sells property during one's...

What makes someones will no longer valid????

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws, but I can provide certain general information that may be helpful. First, I am...

What must I do about a residential property that was inherited by both my brother and I?

My colleagues all offer you sound advice. If you and your brother obtained real estate property as part of an inheritance, I imagine (but cannot...

Letters testamentary may not issue to a person “who does not possess the qualifications required of a fiduciary by reason of substance abuse,...

No Will. Order of Death has been confirmed by Medical Examiner. Other attorney has all assets, what can we do?

You seem to want us not only to second-guess another attorney who would be far more familiar with the facts and circumstances than any of us here...

Your posting raises more questions than it provides answers. For one thing, rather than use the dollar sign ($), you use the symbol for British...

If a parent dies in NJ with no will. Can my sister sue me for expenses like apt cleanout etc if I was estranged from my father ?

Nothing in your posting is even mildly suggestive of the idea that you would have any personal liability for expenses attendant to disposing of...

My stepfather just died. He lived in Maryland. I live in Maryland as well. He has two sisters living in PA.

If I correctly understand your posting, you are the sole beneficiary of the estate, but someone else (you don't say whom) was designated in the...

Do I need to get an estate lawyer?

This is really a tax question, rather than a probate question. When you receive assets as part of an estate, you get a stepped-up basis. That...