Let me see if I understand the question. If I do, please mark my answer helpful. As a preliminary matter, I am assuming that the relevant statute...

As other attorneys have suggested, you certainly can contact the appropriate court clerk in Puerto Rico and obtain a copy of your mother's divorce...

How do I remove my sister as the executrix of our mother's estate? I am in AZ, she is in CA, and the estate is in NY.

The short answer to your question is you hire an experienced trusts and estates litigator. The grounds for removing your sister as executor (we...

If my wife is a beneficiary of a trust granted by my father-in-law, yet he refuses to diclose the trust instrument and accounts

Whether your wife has a right to see the trust document depends on what state law governs the trust and then some other factors depending on what...

My Mother's will splits everything equally with her nine children . Two of my sisters are contesting her will.

Contesting a will may mean different things to different people. Complaining about the will and making threats is in a sense contesting a will, but...

The short answer is you may contest the deed; whether you will be successful in having the court void the conveyance is uncertain. There are no...

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The grounds for suspending or revoking letters testamentary (what is so often called "removal") are set forth in Surrogate's Court Procedure Act...

1. Who is responsible for sending distributes copies of the the wavier / consent form during the probate process?

Actually, the answer is no one. There is no requirement under New York law to send anyone a waiver of the service of process and consent to the...

My friend has been having trouble getting her mother's death certificate. she cremated her mother after she died at the hospital

Mr. Rothstein and Mr. Haley are correct. The funeral home that handled the cremation of your friend's mother will have death certificates or will...

Short answers to questions in the first sentence: Yes; yes; and it depends. Short answer to question in the second sentence: It...