What is my tax claim if property loan is not under my name?

Since you are a title holder on the property you are entitled to all taxes that you have paid. The loan is not relevant to the deduction of real...

Assets gifted within one year of death are included in the tax base for PA inheritance tax purposes. So there will be a PA tax on this asset. ...

I am 21 years old and my 13 year old sister is living in a verbally and mentally abusive home and wants to come live with me.

You need to immediately retain an attorney who does guardianships on a regular basis. Talks with your dad may prove fruitless and frustrating and...

Should I retain an attorney to see if my grandfather isn't being taken advantage of?

A person must have testamentary capacity to draft a new will. A prudent estates attorney would insist on a medical evaluation before drafting a...

My father just passed away leaving no will and no executor. Will I be responsible for his credit card debt?

First, you are not personally responsible for your dad's debts. Second, his probate estate is responsible for his debts. Third, his estate is his...

Will we ever know how much of our funds have come and gone? Will we ever receive what is rightfully ours?

You should have retained an estates attorney to protect your interests as beneficiaries in the beginning. After three years, you may have lost...

Do I need to go thru probate?Mortgage is only in deceased husbands name, and more is owed than value of home.

Since the house is held jointly, it passes by operation of law to the surviving joint tenant. Since this is not a probate asset, there is nothing...

What is the process for an heir to follow?

First you need to find out if there is a will. Once a person dies no one can act for him or her except for an executor, where there is a will, or...

I am 29years old and fully supporting my 18year old sister. Am I able to legally become her "guardian"?

This is not an area where you can just do it yourself. You need to retain an attorney who does guardianship matters on a full time basis. This is...

How can I find out what my step-mother has done having power of atty. over my dad's estate? She says there's no will and has not

First, the power of attorney lapsed at your dad's death. When a person dies without a will, then the next of kin must petition the court or go to...