Unless allowed by the terms of the trust, a fiduciary like a trustee cannot give a POA for fiduciary powers.

Something is not right. If you are sure you are a beneficiary, unless someone is challenging that determination, they should just pay you. A...

You can proceed as indicated. You can do a small estate for the bank account or just walk away from everything.

For this issue, it does not matter when you file. Probably a little better to file before.

No. You have nothing. An oral agreement is nothing.

It depends what the deed says. If joint tenants with right of survivorship, then yes, the property passes by operation of law without probate to you.

Legally yes. Good form, no. It needlessly created an issue.

The IRS payment is a mandatory payment and there is a line for it.

Depends how he did it. That would determine it.

You need to complete the probate. You need to get the two renunciations, and then get appointed. You are on the right track. You can list the...