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Is there any way to tell if the other beneficiaries went through the probate of my father's will without me?
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Answered on July 28, 2018
The first question is whether the will was ever presented for probate. The place where a probate proceeding must be done here in New York is the...
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What can I do if I believe legal fees for the settlement of an estate (under $85,000) is too high?
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Answered on July 28, 2018
My suggestion is that you speak with the attorney whose bill you are questioning. You start with the assumption that the estate "was very simple."...
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Is the administrator of an estate of a person who died intestate in NY state the sole decider re how the assets are distributed?
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Answered on July 24, 2018
It's not clear how the co-op corporation (or its managing agent) issued a stock certificate solely in your brother's name after he presented to...
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How long can a will be contested without notifying a individual names in the Will that they were indeed name as an heir .
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Answered on July 22, 2018
Let's start at the beginning. Was the will executed? If so, was it ever offered for probate? Was there ever any probate or administration...
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Can my sibling sell a jointly-owned art collection without my consent?
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Answered on July 21, 2018
Assuming your reportage is correct (that you and your sibling jointly own the collection), your interests are best protected by preventing a sale...
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When my mom died in January I took over the house because my name was on the deed but now I want to put my daughter's name on i?
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Answered on July 21, 2018
You have a number of options, and it's not a bad idea to do some estate planning. Information about your circumstances and your assets would be a...
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How is a 1/3 distribution(siblings) of a NO WILL deed real estate property valued, it is FMV at time of death of inheritance
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Answered on July 19, 2018
When you inherit property, what you inherited is valued at the time of that inheritance (subject to certain exceptions).
Any appreciation in...
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If I already have an attorney is it possible to hire another attorney to co attorney with that attorney ?
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Answered on July 16, 2018
You can hire two attorneys - or 12 attorneys, for that matter - but that doesn't make it a wise decision.
The only thing you really tell us is...
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Can I collect my mothers pension after her death If I was her proxy and power of attorney?
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Answered on July 15, 2018
A power of attorney, and a health care proxy, become ineffective upon the principal's death. That means that those documents expire. Assuming...
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Does a handwritten will need to be followed exactly?
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Answered on July 13, 2018
While discretion is often allowed to an executor in order to how to carry out provisions of a will, an executor of any will must faithfully follow...
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