Creditors have seven (7) months after you are appointed administrator to present their claims against the estate. As administrator you are...

Wills in New York City

You can disinherit your children but as they are your distributees (New York heirs at law who would be entitled to part or all of your estate if...

Mom was appointed the administrator of my fathers estate. We set up an estate bank account. How do we close the probate estate?

In a typical New York estate, after all assets have been collected, debts paid and after seven months have elapsed since the issuance of Letters of...

In New York State, the decedent's distributees (generally, heirs) need to consent to a will being admitted to probate or be served with a citation...

How does the accounting process in probate work?

Most New York estates are settled by means of an informal accounting which is prepared by the estate's attorney and sent to all beneficiaries. If...

Can i write a new simple will with updates

I would advise against preparing and signing even a simple will without the aid of an attorney. Failure to follow the legal formalities of a will...

If you are the nominated executrix in your late husband's will, you will need to sign a renunciation of your appointment at the time the will is...

My mother died in 2007. My brother is the executor.He has failed his fiduciary duty. In 2015, all monies have not been paid out.

Assuming more than seven months have elapsed since your brother was appointed executor, (you don't mention when he was appointed, Was it shortly...

Husband dies with no will. What is the inheritance distribution between his wife and two adult children in New York State.

In addition to $50,000 and one-half of the balance of the estate, a New York surviving spouse is entitled to certain "exempt" property, such as a...

Dad died Nov. 2014; all assets went to mom. I am a beneficiary of the will. Can i see the will now or wait for probate filing?

A surviving spouse is also entitled to certain "exempt" property in New York State, such as a car worth up to $25,000, Cash up to $25,000 and...