Whatever your sisters' motivations for refusing to speak with you, ignoring your communications is not a winning strategy for them. You...

The facts that you present suggest that none of this is in writing. Unless there has been a memorialization of the debt, or a renewed promise to...

First, I'm going to resist the temptation to interpret a document that I haven't seen, and especially based on a vague description. Second, ...

Your first step is to find out if an estate proceeding was begun, perhaps more than 20 years ago, after your great-aunt died. That should be...

Your question is really about what is needed for a power of attorney, executed in New York, to be recognized in the Phillipines. Fortunately, ...

With only a few exceptions, lawsuits filed in New York courts, whether state or federal, are available for public scrutiny. NYSCEF is the state...

The easiest, and least expensive, method of checking the status and filings in an ongoing lawsuit is to monitor that lawsuit. You can do that...

There is an accounting proceeding that can be started in Surrogate's Court. Before considering that, however, it makes sense to fully review...

If there are no assets solely in the name of your mother, and there is no need to prosecute or defend against any lawsuit, then there should be...

Typically, the estate, acting through the executor, owns a share of the property and essentially steps into the shoes of the decedent. One...