First, find out if there was a probate or administration proceeding that was conducted. Beyond that, you may have been a designated beneficiary of...

A properly-executed codicil is part of the will and cannot be concealed from the court or ignored by the executor. Speak with a local attorney to...

How hard to overturn are giving up rights to an estate agreements?

An effort to relieve a person from the effects of his or agreement is always an uphill battle. The way I see it, the sharp increase in the value...

How do I sign a waiver of notice and consent of beneficiary for my wife who now is deceased?

It's not clear from your posting on whose behalf the waiver and consent document was sent. It sounds like someone is trying to probate or...

My colleagues give you excellent advice. There's a complex fact pattern, involving foreclosure proceedings and bankruptcy, plus a whole lot of...

What if the couple was married and had no will and one passaway ?

First, any assets (whether real estate, stocks, or bank accounts) that were in joint name with right of survivorship will pass to you by operation...

My husband died without a will. The beneficiary on his account was changed without my knowledge and my husband had brain cancer?

In most, if not all, states, there is a right of a surviving spouse to avoid being completely disinherited. It is known as a "right of election,"...

I want to contest a will?

A will contest almost always takes place prior to the will being admitted to probate. Nine months after probate is granted will probably be too...

Can someone sale a house that was left to me in a will without my knowledge?

It's not clear whether a probate proceeding was ever commenced. In any event, I suggest that you bring the copy of the will and a copy of the...

How do I get an investigation if I think some one has been murdered.

This isn't really a probate question, except incidentally. I wonder why you are first raising your suspicions after the passage of four years. At...