The law does not require a lawyer. However, I don't know of anyone who sells without one. The lawyer prepares the sale contract, makes sure that...

Can medicaid take a small life insurance policy I'm beneficiary of since they had lien against my mother's home?

Life insurance paid to named beneficiaries is not subject to a Medicaid lien. The money passes outside of probate. The executor has nothing to do...

How can I get my name off of a mortgage that I cosigned for a person, that I was dating in 2007?

You cannot be removed from the mortgage (and perhaps more important, from the note obligation) without the written consent of the mortgage...

Take her home and money and leave her in a nursing home against her will

Your question is unclear. If the executor (under a Will) was appointed by the court to handle dad's estate and did something wrong, the other...

Should I set up a trust..

I presume you mean protection from taxes and having to use your property for long term care. There are right ways and wrong ways of doing this; the...

HOW DO I UN FREEZE A JOINT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT NOW THAT I AM MY MOM'S GUARDIAN?

You will need an order from the Guardianship judge directing the transfer of the account into a guardianship account. You should consult with the...

I have a house in ny with my brother but my name is not on the mortgage. what is my rights

If you both were standing before a judge with the facts as stated, the judge would probably give him credit for the mortgage payments he made ( and...

New York probate

Absent anything to the contrary in writing, the administrative expenses and creditor's claims are paid from the probate estate. You state that the...

The Will names the person who is nominated as executor. This person is in charge of the property that passes under the Will. He or she will have...

You do not have to sign. You also can apply to the Court to be administrator. The court will then have to make a decision. If you do not sign the...