PA probate laws, dispute over personal and real property

If the car was titled to the Decedent alone, it is owned by his estate and should be distributed as follows: 1) If he had a Will, to whomever he...

PA probate laws, how is entitled to see the Will

Even if a person writes a Will, it does not necessarily mean that any assets pass under that Will. A Will only controls probate assets, but...

Probate

What a mess! You must speak to a local probate attorney in order to do anything with the house, because: 1) Someone is going to have to get...

Can a lien be filed against an estate, tenant died in the middle of the lease term

Debtors can file claims against estates. In your lease, death of the lessee probably triggers default which allows you to collect the value of the...

Estate Planning

Unless he is particularly wealthy or deteriorating relatively rapidly healthwise, I do not see any reason for him to start gifting assets. As for...

Tax consequences for diving up retirement funds under OH probate laws

All of the assets in your mother's IRA will first have to be put into an inherited IRA. There is a lot of paperwork to fill out to do this. As...

What happens if you cannot locate a will?

Gathering assets, making them transferrable and liquid and distributing to beneficiaries is not an easy process. Your nephew should not try to...

A Living Will is a document that alerts health care providers (and your family) what your wishes are about medical treatment and procedures to be...

Inter-state probate

A Will only covers probatable property. If the bank accounts were his only assets and they were jointly owned, there may be no reason to file for...

How will I know if I was a beneficiary?

Children from a first marriage having to deal with a spouse from a second marriage can be very awkward. If you cannot discuss these matters with...