Not valid and cannot be pursued. That is the point of a will.

It is not a problem. You need to do what is called a "cta" petition in your uncle's estate, and convey the co-op to yourself. If there are no...

No, but perhaps there never was an estate, and you need to form one for this asset.

You can fire the lawyer. You always could have fired the lawyer. You never had to even hire the lawyer in the first place. Not sure why you paid...

Depends on who owns the house now and what your status is like executor, owner, etc.

No. But you can refuse to serve if the will is probated.

How do you know the mortgage was satisfied? You do not say where the property is located, but some records are online. Otherwise, you can go to...

The answer turns on what happened before. If you had letters back in 1989, you can get an updated certificate for $6 at the court. That is what...

You should be asking your lawyer. Depends if you are in Chapter 7 or 11. Also, depends on what the order of liens and freezing was. It will take...

Without seeing the deed history, that sounds correct.