Do I have to pay this Inheritance Tax.

... Hello ... ... Short answer - yes ... ... With your name on the car, you are a joint owner of it ... Pennsylvania taxes joint property...

How much will it cost to make a will for me and my wife?

Hello ... ... It's hard for an attorney to quote a price for this ... ... some attorneys charge by the hour ... I don't - I believe it ends...

I want to know if I could be responsible for the bills my estranged wife made now that she has passed away. I'm in PA, her VA

... Hello ... ... If your wife incurred the debts (you said "estranged" so I am assuming you are separated but bot divorced) in a joint manner...

Who pays for utilities/loan when someone dies?

... Hello ... ... Short answer - the advice you are getting is wrong ... whether yo pay the bills or someone else pays them, the fact that they...

If you and your spouse make a will. Your spouse dies first, can you change your will?

Hello ... my colleagues are correct ... ... I would merely add that both a contract that prohibits it and/or a trust arrangement are probably...

Hello ... It's a sticky wicket ... On one hand, having people in a residence keeps homeowners insurance down and someone is there to monitor...

... Hello ... ... No - not if it is an IRA ... ... John * John B. Whalen, Jr., J.D., LL.M. is an AV Peer Review Attorney and Counselor...

I have a question about estate administration where accounts are held jointly, but not with right to survivorship

Hello ... ... There are many forms of "Joint Ownership" ... Your question begs the follow-up - how are they title and how do you know they are...

Does filing for a short certificate send a red flag to the courts that a probate filing should occur?

Hello ... You answered your question - in reverse ... in order to get a Short Certificate, the "courts" are already "flagged" because you need...

Father in law passed away no will, one siblings name is on the mbile home. other siblings are estranged from father.

Hello ... No. Absolutely not. An "Administrator" (same as an "Executor" but used when there is no Will), needs to be appointed. End of...