Does the executor okay administrative expenses for hired employees in a probate?

I'd have to agree with Mr. Kaplan. Generally, the executor (or the estate's attorney at the executor's authority) hires employees and services for...

I agree with Mr. Berson. If all of your father's assets are in trust and no assets remain, there is no reason to open an estate or fill out a...

Mr. Pankowski is correct. A Power of Attorney gives the agent (in this case, your brother) various powers elected by the principal (in this case,...

Help with will and deed.

If your wife's aunt's will naming her as beneficiary was probated and her father was named as the executor, your wife should also have received a...

Is my fathers estate lawyer allowed to refuse a death certificate to a deceased client's child

The other attorneys who answered are correct. Your father's estate attorney has no obligation to provide you with a certified death certificate...

When no real estate property is involved, how long does the executor have to enforce a will?

It all depends on when the will was probated. Once your sister-in-law was named executrix by the Surrogate's Court, the estate needed to stay open...

If a person passes away and leaves behind 2 kids and a house but has no will and the youngest is cosigner who owns the house

If a person passes away without a will, their assets are distributed according to the default laws of intestacy on New York. If there is no...

Brother died no will has a banking account I need to close what should I do.

The prior answers are correct. If the bank account and all other assets owned individually by your brother combined are $30,000.00 or less, then...

My father recently passed away. He specified myself, my sister and my brother as beneficiaries on his life insurance policy.

Life Insurance Policy: Your sister can file the death certificate with the insurance company and provide them with your information, or you can...

Who gets the condo. Mother passed away. It's in her name. I was supporting her and paying the rent. Sister lived with her.

As others have mentioned, it depends on how the condo is titled and if your mother had a will. If the condo was solely in your mother's name,...