What do I do if the lawyer for my father's will won't release my share for one year?

I am a NY lawyer. Mr. Haber's post offers some good advice. I would suggest that if there are no problems between the three of you, and since you...

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Can a trustee sell an estate without the only sibling's permission or cosulting with them?

Your question mixes the concept of trustee and executor, although they are often the same person. If the property is owned by the trust, the...

I have named my son as Executor of my will but he lives in another city. There is dissention between my children

As the prior answers stress, you should seek a lawyer or another individual to serve as executor. You do not have to tell your son that you do not...

NY Executor Fees Do I file motion for extraordinary svces rendered? When to file & do I need my own, separate atty(not estate)?

You must hire your own lawyer. If you want to petition the estate for fees and you are niot the executor, you need to file a petition to approve...

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Grandfather passed yrs ago. He often told Mom he would assure our inheritance from him. Grandmother passed 2mos. What to do now?

I am a NY lawyer. You need to know what the terms of the will are. Have you seen it? Is there a prior will reflecting this story that you were...

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I am a NY lawyer. I am confused by your question's distinction between an "accounting review" or "legal review". These are not words used by the...

I am a NY lawyer. Probate is determined by where the decedent was domiciled. From the facts of your situation, this woukld be Thialand. After an...

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My mother passed a year and a half ago intestate. I have 5 siblings. We have never probated. Cannot agree on how to proceed.

I am a NY lawyer. I would suggest that you obtain guardianship over your brother if he is actually "mentally ill". If you proceed to simply get...

I am a NY lawyer. One thing I always tell people, never agree on a percentage fee. Estate administration of large estate or tiny estates with the...

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An estate question.

I am a NY lawyer. Unless there is someone who signed the lease as a guarantor, joint, or the like, the estate will be responsible. The executor...