I agree in part with Mr. Chertock, it will depend upon how title in the deed was stated. Assuming you are the only child, you are either 1/3 or 1/2...

My condolences on the loss of your mother. Mr. Siegel is correct. Each entity, estate or trust are separate from each other. Now that your...

In a small estate administration (under $50,000) the court will mail out the certificates necessary for the accounts specified. If the small estate...

The payments made to a Trust Beneficiary are categized as distributions. Under the terms of the Trust, these distributions are either from income,...

If the estate was worth less than $50,000.00, even with the Will, the wife was entitled to her elective share which is the first $50,000 and one...

There are a lot of moving parts to your question. First, was an estate started? If so, then the Will had to filed with the Surrogate's Court in the...

The wife will need to make the election upon the issuance of letters testamentary. The wife will have six months from the date those letters are...

If there are issues, like a fence being knocked down or damaged that you own and is between their yard and yours, bring a small claims action. If a...

If you are a beneficiary under the trust, you can bring a court action to protect your rights under the trust. The proceeding is usually a demand...

Under the Will, you state that the survivor take all, and then state that there is another party to the Will. That means that you and the other...