If you are referring to a citation for a compulsory accounting, out of state residents should be served by certified mail, return receipt requested...

When an executor is also a beneficiary, he or she is entitled to be paid a bequest at the same time the other beneficiaries of the estate are paid....

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When an account is held by two persons jointly with right of survivorship, upon the death of one accountholder, the entire sum in the account vests...

If the deed was in joint names with right of survivorship (or if it states that the owners are husband and wife), then it passes to your father by...

Why would my signature be needed to close an estate?

There are several possibilities. The long period of time, however, raises issues, and you may want to have an attorney review things. Good...

Does this go for ny

It sounds like you will be involved in an accounting proceeding, which can be long and involved. It's best to work these things out. You might...

If you're living in housing do you have squatter rights after the lease owner passes away?

"Squatter's rights" is an expression, probably coined by the same person who first said, "Finder's keepers." Neither is an acceptable legal...

No quit claim deed was recorded with city register and original lost? Are all subsequent deed modifications invalid?

There's a lot going on here -- disappearing deeds; joint tenancies involving a large number of persons, life estate deeds that essentially nullify...

What are the chances of receiving social or NY transit authority benefits from my deceased common law husband of 40 plus years??

It's a tough argument to claim that if an unmarried couple vacationed together in a state that recognizes common-law marriage, then New York should...

Alone, no family and my friends say they can't (or won't) do executor work...?

You'll be best advised to find an individual, not a bank or corporation. Corporate fiduciaries are usually limited to very sizeable estates and,...

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