Can my ex boyfriend's wife contest his will? He hired an attorney and named this attorney executor of his will.

A spouse has standing to contest a will. Thus, his wife can contest the will. In most states, there is a "right of election" of a surviving...

How is it ok for a attorneys handling my mother's estate to blackmail me?

You can get death certificates without your stepfather's or the estate attorney's cooperation. Their behavior is not nice, but it's not blackmail...

Can I take money from my partners bank account if we were engaged

Sexual orientation is thoroughly irrelevant to the situation. But so is the fact that you were engaged. While engagement is intended to amount to...

My father passed & I've been waiting for his Will to be probated but our stepmother refuses to produce the Will, what can I do?

If he had a will, your stepmother has a duty to at least file it with the court. If she refuses to do so, you can hire an attorney to bring a...

Is it legal for the lawyer handling my mother's estate to withhold the Will from the beneficiaries?

You're entitled to see the will. If the attorney won't provide it to you, take a look (or have an attorney on your behalf take a look) at the...

Do I?

Mitchell-Lama coops are governed by the Private Housing Finance Law. I believe that some such coops have reconstituted their bylaws, but without...

I am a NY attorney, so my understanding of your state's executor fees may be imperfect. But here's what I understand to be the case: New Mexico...

Does my fathers estate have to be equally divided?

Distributions would be made to all of your father's children IF that's what the will said. If the estate was bequeathed to only one of his...

What options do I have in contesting my fathers estate?

It's impossible to interpret a will without seeing it. And a lot of what you say in your posting is unclear, including why a physician is making...

Can the Executor of the Estate sell our family home without the other siblings signature?

There are a lot of issues raised in your posting. First, I am assuming that the house was, at the time your mother passed away, owned by her. ...