Both attorneys offer sound advice. In PA you do need to get the renunciation from your sister before you can serve. You should retain a probate...

What is the statute of limitations for petitioning the court for an order to force the administrator of an estate to act?

You have waited far to long to act here. Get an estates litigation attorney immediately. You may need to bring an action for a complete and...

My mother passed away in NJ with debt. Are we legally responsible for trying to settle estate or can we just walk away.

In most states, you are not required to probate an estate. If the estate is insolvent you may not want to bother administering the estate. ...

What would be the best course to take a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship to another individual

The best course of action: Get a qualified and experienced estate attorney to do this right. You are way outside your element here and just...

I just found out that the conservator of my mothers estate is my sisters best friend. The problem with this is that I am the

I agree with Mr. Feliciano; something does not seem right here. You would be well served to get an elder law or estate litigation attorney...

Under ohio st law, if my father died intestate in 2005, being married, do i as his son have a claim to his estate?

Mr Johnson may have stated the law in Ohio. But the problem here is that if the estate was administered in 2005 then you may be precluded from...

Does a will in kansas need more than 2 witnesses and it notrized? Does it need to be filed anywhere?

Mr Zelinger lays out the law here. You would be well served to get with an estates attorney. Remember that estate planning is more than just...

Both attorney offer sound advice. All mom's assets appear to be owned by dad and if he has a will they would be controlled by his will, and TX...

In addition, most states allow for a statutory forced share if a will fails to provide enough for the spouse. The percentage is often 1/3 of the...

My Mortgage is in my name. G-friend was added to deed as Joint Tennants W/Survivorship. She left me & will not remove name.

As both attorneys mention, you have placed yourself in a horrible situation. Get a real estates attorney to bring a partition action. Get with...