Can I request an accounting of my mother's estate? My brother is the executor of her estate. I have not mailed in my waiver yet.

The answer to your question is yes, but possibly not at this time. You posted your question in PROBATE. If, on the one hand, your mother's will is...

If there is only one gold ring & cash in the estate, can the executor decide which bickering beneficiary gets the ring?

The answer to the question is the will, unless it is ambiguous, directs the executor how to proceed and unless in the will there is specific...

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My fathers estate was settled 21 years ago. Recently we have found out the comptrollers office has unclaimed funds in his name.

The answer to your question, "Would we need a lawyer for this?", is yes. What I think you meant is "would we need to pay a lawyer to get up to...

Among beneficiaries, I get equal value of appraised property and equalizing cash. The executor decides the property I must get?

With respect, it is impossible to answer your question based on the information provided. I could only guess at how to answer your question and I...

If a lawyer is executor does he have right to take up to 75%? How does this work? Can the lawyer be removed as executor?

The answer to your first question is that it would be highly unusual for an executor who is also servin as attorney for the estate (ie, for the...

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Who get's what after my dad died without a will?

The answer to your questions are yes, you get something if there is anything to get and your father died without a will - under NY law you are...

Misrepresentation of Attorney and Administrator. Who is LEGALLY Responsible and WHY?

The answer to your questions are the guardian of the children (assuming they are minors) and the attorney representing the children's guardian (or...

How do you handle land willed to 2people? What if 1 person can't pay their portion of the taxes? This is in NY state.

The answer to your question is that it depends on what your father's will says regarding what interest he created for you and your sister in the...

Executor not fulfilling duties took everything him self

The answer to your question is you can demand without going to court and be ignored or you can demand with the help of an attorney and the...

If I am a beneficiary what are my rights

The answer to your question is just what Ms. Sinclair summarized. I might add that if the fiduciary is not providing information requested, then,...