Just call the court. If you have the decedent's name and date of death, they can look it up.

I am unclear of the facts here, but I am defintely sure adverse possession does not apply. You are misunderstanding this law.

First, a cousin can be administrator. The Public Administrator just must be an interested party. Second, the Public Administrator and their...

There are two ways to do it, the better way and the cheaper way. If you and your sister are the only heirs, you both can sign a deed as heirs at...

Not only can it be done that way, it is usually done that way.

No one could answer this question without knowing the full financial picture on both sides, the family issues, and what estate planning documents...

Not really. You would have to allege incapacity or fraud, but given that the Medicaid process would have accompanied a health evaluation, if she...

Just ask the maker of the check, who I assume is the lawyer, take back the old check and re-write it.

You need to file for a formal estate, both to set up the estate account and collect the payments. If there was a beneficiary you would not, but...

Only if it was a registered domestic partnership, which is like a marriage, and not really that common. She probably just said she was the spouse....