You can proceed with a procedure called a Petition to Settle a Small Estate where a Petition can be filed with the court to ask the Court to close...

Yes. My experience has been that you must give every beneficiary the same amount of advance. Yes, they MUST sign the Receipt, Release and...

In Pennsylvania, if the decedent had assets solely in their own name upon death, then the Executor would be sworn in through the Register of Wills...

Once you open the estate you can have the insurance company send the money to the estate if there are no beneficiaries listed. You only use the PA...

How long can I keep my fathers estate open ??

An Attorney should be able to prepare a new deed transferring the property to the nine children but giving the wife a life estate in the property. ...

What can I do if the executor of my Mothers will has not fulfilled the directive of the will?

You would need to consult with an estate attorney to have the Court intervene.

Put it in your married name since that is what you go by.

Can I sell vehicles after common law spouse of 30 yrs has passed away in Pennsylvania

You will most likely have to open probate if everything was in his name. It will also depend if he had a will or not. I suggest that you meet...

Executor of estate borrowed money and paid it back. Will they get in trouble?

I strongly suggest that you find an experienced probate attorney. If you had an appendicitis you would not go to a neurosurgeon. Same holds true...

The house, along with any other assets the decedent had in his own name have to go through the probate process. If there are other heirs to the...