How long can a will be contested without notifying a individual names in the Will that they were indeed name as an heir .

Unless you can locate the attorney who drafted a will that identifies you as a beneficiary, I doubt you'll have any success. After 13 years, it is...

I think you'd need to initiate a miscellaneous proceeding in the Westchester County Surrogate's Court and seek a judicial subpoena.

What if your husband dies and he had full control of the home equitity loan, the annual interest statement only came in his name

The loan is a debt of his estate. You are not personally responsible for it if you did not cosign it or sign as a guarantor. If the creditor lent...

You are going to have to evict her. The details are going to be important. I suggest that you speak confidentially to an attorney with trusts and...

Do I need to pay addition mortgage tax when title company made wrong calculation at the closing?

You are responsible to pay the mortgage recording tax. If it is not properly paid, the municipal clerk may reject the filing. It may result in...

How to transfer title of a car back into my name.

If the car is in his name, then it is part of his estate. You need to be the fiduciary of his estate in order to sign the title. If he had a...

My husband died only asset he had was a car value 9 thousand dollars, everything else is owned joint ?

To register his car in your name, you will need to file a small estate proceeding with the Surrogate's Court. You do not need to go to court to...

Do I have to go to my court hearing date if I already settled with the creditors ?

You and the creditor should execute a stipulation of settlement and file it with the court. That will inform the court of the status of the case. ...

Your father’s personal property in the garage is part of his estate. If you file to become administrator of his estate, you can ask the court to...

You must bring a holdover proceeding against him. The manner in which he is notified of the end of his occupancy will depend on the circumstances...