My mom is dyeing without a will, her house is not paid off who gets it?

If your mother dies without a Will and she is unmarried at the time of her death, then her estate will pass to her children in equal shares or to...

Estate Lawyer says Title 20 3121 Family Exemption does not require any property or funds to be distributed.

First, your entire set of facts is unclear to me. The Family Exemption is only available to a spouse or child who was living with the decedent...

How do u get POWER of attorney with some one who has Dementia

Mr.Zelinger has given an excellent response. If a person lacks capacity they cannot in and of themselves give you the power to act for them. A...

My mother is sick with life threatening illness and wondering what to do with her house if she doesnt make it.

If you are your mother's only child and she is not married, then you will inherit everything she owns under PA intestate laws. You also stand...

As the other attorneys said, that is absolutely not the case. You can move to a new state and not change your Will and it will be valid to be...

If you have limited power of attorney to sell real estate, does the document have to be recorded by the office of deeds?

As Mr. Maisuk and Mr. Zelinger both have said, you need to have the POA recorded before the deed. Oftentimes my office will record the POA prior...

Does a Pa estate need to be opened if there is no property in order to open an estate on the Cherokee reservation, NC?

North Carolina repealed its inheritance tax back in 2013. This does not necessarily mean that you will not have to probate, however, because you...

What kind..if any attorney do i need ?

If your father's life insurance through work was part of his qualified plan, even though your parents are divorced, if he never took your mother's...

Do I need an attorney?

Yes, you need an attorney if you KNOW there is a Will, or if you are fairly certain there is a Will. The attorney will need to have a Citation...

My father died in Pa w/o property. I found out he has 1 acre on the Cherokee reservation. Do I include that in a Pa estate?

If the property on the reservation is not in PA, then I know for certain it is not subject to PA Inheritance Tax. If the property on the...