Setting up a joint bank account

Ms. McMahon and Mr. Swain give you good advice. First, I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws, but I can provide certain...

If a person die without will but he was helping his late sisters children over 10 yrs. what can be done?

When a person dies without a will, the person's estate is distributed in accordance with a statutory formula . This is referred to as "intestate"...

My husband left no will and didn't name beneficiaries on half of his brokerage/ cd/and checking accounts

If I correctly understand your posting, your husband passed away without a will, and his various accounts with financial institutions were neither...

Can I get my uncle's personal items?

Ms. Dommershausen gives you good advice. Unfortunately, there is not much more that can be done. You say you did not contest the probate because...

My husband passed away in may. did not know I had to file for executor. His daughter did.

If your husband had a will, it nominated a particular person as executor. That person may have been you, his daughter, or someone else entirely. ...

Can my brother sell the house of our deceased sister after majority of my siblings gave him an Authority to sell?

My colleagues all give you good advice. I want only to emphasize one particular point: An estate is not a democracy -- majority rule doesn't...

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

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How do I contest a will

My colleagues all give you good advice. Since your mother is still alive, your best bet would be to bring a proceeding to appoint a guardian...

My grandmother is selling the house we live, am I entitled to any money

Unfortunately (or, perhaps, fortunately), the duration of time in which one has resided in a particular residence does not ordinarily confer...

My colleagues all offer you good advice. While New York has provisions for filing with the Surrogate's Court a will of a person who is still...

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