First and final accounts should include new accounts that were made by the estate?

Mr. Whalen is correct in saying that a court accounting must follow a specific format. Mr. Fischer is also correct in saying that the accounting...

Do I have grounds to sue for pecuniary and/or criminal damages?

Are you saying that the case manager from the Waiver program has been physically abusing your mother? If this is actually happening and your...

I agree with the comments of Mr. Zelinger as is nearly always the case. I would add that you cannot just pull a POA form down off of the internet...

Financial POA issue...do I have recourse?

The entire POA law changed dramatically in PA as of 1/1/15. Not only the Notice changed, but the whole structure of the document, the agent's...

If parents have medical bills that go to collections, does it come out of the estate when they die? or does it get forgiven?

If your father's estate has any probate assets, he is liable to creditors. There is a statute in PA that determines the order of payment of...

My lawyer and my siblings lawyer are asking to be put in charge of dividing up my grandfathers estate and I have been asked to s

If your grandfather died without a Will the people who would take the estate under the PA intestacy laws (presuming your grandfather lived in PA)...

How much would i approximately be with a competent estate attorney to petition the court for a thorough accounting?

If an executor cannot get all beneficiaries to sign off on a settlement agreement, then the estate must close by going to a court audit. If there...

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What are my options as far as insuring that my grandparents life insurance is used for their final expenses first?

If either of your grandparents need Medicaid for skilled nursing care they will not be permitted to keep policies that have a certain amount of...

What is my personal liability selling this property to a friend

It is not clear to me if you have probated yet or not or what other assets exist beside the house. You should consult with an attorney as to what...

Can a will be challenged for the above reasons?

A person can leave their estate by will to a perfect stranger if they choose to do so. Will contests are not easy to win in most cases especially...