Are you divorced or divorcing? If not, you can do whatever you want. You are the heir.

It depends on the asset, what is desired to be accomplished and what the need of the protection is from.

If you sign it, you waive any objection to the probate of the will, including the appointment of the Executor. If you do not sign, they will set a...

A few issues here. You do need to prove the death. Sometimes they will take a death announcement, funeral bill or some other paper. You need to...

The statue of limitations is likely passed. Also, it is up to the DA in Suffolk to determine to do anything. As a civil matter, the statute of...

A lot of the horses are out of the barn. If you are doing anything, it must be ASAP and will be expensive. You waited too long. If you filed a...

If by school bill you mean student loan, you will have to repay that. For $22,000 it is not clear bankruptcy is the best way to handle the cards. ...

Without a will, the niece gets nothing.

New Jersey. Get the letters there, and bring to DMV there or here. It is easier to do a transfer from NJ to NY once in your name, so I recommend...

Yes, because if the trust is testamentary and not created now, letters of trusteeship must be issued as part of the probate process.