Can I continue to live in my Dads home well it's in probate ?
You don't tell us who gets the house under your father's will. If it's you, yes, you can continue to reside there. If it's someone else, then...
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You don't tell us who gets the house under your father's will. If it's you, yes, you can continue to reside there. If it's someone else, then...
Uncertainty as to how much work needs to be done is an aspect that will dissuade an attorney from agreeing to cap costs. And, frankly, there is...
The first step should be to ask an attorney to determine whether a probate proceeding was ever commenced. The rest of the answers you seek will...
You're not liable for his debts unless you had agreed in writing to be liable. Creditors are otherwise limited to recoup only from the assets in...
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The guardianship (and the incapacity that gave rise to the guardianship) is the key issue here. The fact that he was an Army veteran, that his...
The fact that an attorney is paid from estate assets doesn't create an attorney/client relationship with the beneficiaries of the estate. Since an...
Co-executors is rarely a good idea. It may be good for the estate's attorney, bit it usually gets complicated and protracted, and, nor...
The easiest way to avoid probate is to make sure nothing is in your name alone. Thus, you can retitle assets so that they are either jointly held...
In order to advise you, an attorney would need to see the wills (of your spouse's parents and brother) and the deed to the property. As for the...
There's a lot that's not clear about your posting. For one thing, "everyone understood" does not substitute for a will. For another thing, a...