The person(s) named as beneficiary on a life insurance policy or Retirement account is who is entitled to the money. Beneficiary designations trump...

Re Pennsylvania Will

As long as you are a resident of PA, your will will be probated in PA. If your son lives in California, there should be a stipulation that no bond...

It is possible if your sister was married and owned all her property joint with her husband, that a probate may not be opened, as it would be...

I agree with the answers below. In our experience, depending on the amount in the account, we often will do a partial distribution to the...

What is my eldercare responsibility in this situation?

I agree with the other counselors that your boyfriend should go immediately to an elder law attorney, since he wants to bring her to PA, I would...

How can i receive my deceased father's pension that my mother started to receive after his passing in 2012?

The other attorneys are correct. Your father's pension will end when your mother passes away. You say your father is a veteran. It is possible that...

Sorry for your loss, but this is not an uncommon event. Even if your father left a will and named you as executor, if he had no assets in his own...

Whoever you appoint as executor has a duty to follow your instructions. It can be anyone you want. This issue of remarriage is one of the biggest...

What can i do to obtain proof.

You, as executor, need to check out the deed to the house and see how it's titled. Its possible that the house was bought jointly with his new wife...

By law in PA, a holographic will, hand written, is allowable as long as it's witnessed and notarized properly, but it makes it harder for your...