It is not a matter of heirship. You need to be the estate representative in New York. It is your wife's estate that inherits, not you directly. ...

Yes, apply to be Preliminary Executor. You cannot sell without letters allowing it. You can call the court and see where you are in line on your...

You can definitely do this with a POA, but better to have your father sign the papers. It will be less open to challenge and make title work...

You cannot be liable for the mortgage if you are not on the note and mortgage now. However, you would be a defendant in any foreclosure case due...

The technical answer is neither. As he is a post-deceased beneficiary, the money goes to "the Estate of (your brother)" and it is up to his family...

Yes. Just bring a death certificate to the bank, and they will issue you a check for the account, or open an account in your name.

No. If the seller is the estate the estate will need to be formed, have a tax ID and letters testamentary. The proceeds can go to the trust. If...

It seems you have been given bad legal advice, and not done even the most basic steps. First, you need to be administrator of his estate to...

Talk to the co-op management. It would be hard to believe that the apartment is still vacant after all of these years. Likely, it was foreclosed...

It will be governed by the terms of the trust. Could be either way. Have a lawyer review it. The answer will be there.