Depends on the terms of the will and the order appointing you as joint. Usually, you would.

A codicil must be witnessed and notarized like a new will.

If you feel a crime was committed you may report it to the police or DA. Adult Protective Services does not deal with dead people.

You have very few options. The cheap option is to call Adult Protective Services for an investigation. They can remove someone from a bad...

Happens all of the time. Controlling from the grave is hard.

No. The kids are next of kin. You get nothing.

If your father was only on the debt, i.e. the mortgage, but not the title, i.e. the deed, then you get nothing from the proceeds.

Not technically. You need preliminary letters.

While your question mixes a lot of legal terms the bottom line is if your father gave a POA to your brother, and he is alive, your brother can...

You are too late for many of the causes of action. There were things you could have done, but most have likely passed. Depends how the property...