Can my brother who is executor of my Mom's will sell her house without first probating the will?

Without probate, which results in the Register of Wills issuing something called Letters Testamentary, a will and its executor have no legal power....

I bought a house with the money i inherited when my mom passed away.I was the only person that signed for the house .

You say that your "husband did not sign for it." I'm taking that to mean that his name is not on the deed to the property you bought. That fact...

What taxes/fees will have to pay if sell house/gift to nephew for $1? This house is in a estate and I'm executor. All's paid up.

For goodness sake, do you really, truly believe that whatever you might save by trying to do this transaction yourself is worth the price of not...

Beneficiary on a will

She is entitled to an Executor's Commission under Pennsylvania law, the amount of which will depend upon the amount of work that she performs. A...

Can one spouse have a will without the others knowledge in the state of Pa.

I agree with Mr. Geisenberger, but wish to add the following: Let's assume for a moment that your husband has squirreled assets away in his own...

Is it better to list individual benificarys on a regular Ira or I have a revocable trust in my name . I have 5 adult children.

I am in total and complete agreement with my two learned colleagues. To Mr. Zellinger's point: For the IRA to be paid to the trustee of the...

My husband has 'Parkinson's disease' and can't get 'LTC '. I was able to. We have a revocable trust. We have some concerns.

There is an entire specialty of law designed to solve your problems. It's called Medicaid Planning. All of your questions are properly asked to a...

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My husband died in March. I now find out his daughter was beneficiary of insurance policy.

An insurance policy is what is known as a "non-probate asset." As such, it is distributed outside of probate, so that the law pertaining to...

My friend just died and his wife is saying she has the right to not let me attend the funeral. Is this true?

As I've said before in this space, in my view, if a funeral is advertised in the paper including viewing hours, etc., it basically an invitation...

Terminal father under undue influence to sign things over & will to terminal son who passed away days after him .what can I do

My colleague, Mr. Freda, has given you terrific advice which you should take without delay. As he correctly points out, you have no time to...