In order to apply for a Voluntary Administrator, you need to know the specific assets and your petition is limited to those. Thus, although it is...

When you say that 4 out of 5 siblings support you, did they sign a waiver and consent? E-file an administration and waiver, if any. If you did...

You can go ahead and bury his ashes. There is no right of any individual to his ashes, unless he had a will that stated this, which is very...

I agree with the prior attorney's answer. Just wanted to mention that if she had joint aqccounts in her social with you, close them and stop her...

Yes. It is a conversion process and you will need to pay the new filing fee. Co-op's can not be transferred using voluntary letters. Consult an...

Is your father competent? This would be the cleanest thing. If so, he can renounce it. A life estate has a value attributed to it. So, selling...

One of you will need to be appointed as administrator. However, depending on the asset, it may be worth it for one of you to petition to become...

Life insurance policy with no beneficiary listed

It becomes part of the estate. You will need to open an estate and become administrator in order to collect it. Depending on the value you may...

For small estates if you have to open an estate account do you have to file an final accounting with the courts .

If you have an estate account, and you are the Voluntary Administrator, evaluate claims and distribute. There is no final accounting needed in NY.

Can I sue a Vol. Admin of an estate for not settling estate, collecting dividends, and then removing assets from the estate?

I don't think an accounting is the way to go. First, a Voluntary Administrator still must provide notice to her appointment to the next of kin. ...