Can my aunt get a lawyer to act for my brother's estate

I think you are asking is it proper for her to spend trust funds to hire a lawyer in this matter. That could be yes, if the reason she did so was...

Are personal belongings allowed to be held as part of the estate? I wasn't able to get all my things out and executor locked it.

The executor's job is to secure the house and the assets because if anything is lost or damanged, the executor can be held responsible. It sounds...

Two names on mortgage (father & daughter) Can father demand the condo be sold to recoup lost money?

If I have this correct, your name is on the mortgage but NOT on the deed? If so, I don't know how you will demand the sale of the property. If you...

Is there any time limit or penalty for delaying settlement of an estate indefinitely?

No, the NJ system assumes that if the estate remains open and the Beneficiaries do not file a Petition for Accounting, that they must be happy. If...

If a trustee is removed for breach of trust, does the court make him pay the legal expenses for his defense instead of charging

Part of the Petition to remove normally demands repayment. It is up to the judge. The trustee would have to be very, very bad to have to pay back...

Is there any way to stop a trustee from charging his legal battle against the beneficiaries to the trust while the battle

If you have filed a Petition to account, or remove, or any other of a number of petitions then the Trustee has the right to use the trust funds to...

How much would a CPA charge for searching for irregularities in the executor's records of a large estate?

The Surrogate does not preform the audit. The accounting is obtained formally if and only if you file a petition demanding an accounting. The...

How many hours of legal work would it take to remove an executor/trustee who refused a mandatory distribution

This will depend on what the Personal Representative/Trustee does in response to your petition. If they cooperate, then you can expect the process...

A formal accounting is the way to obtain a full "accounting" of all actions taken by the Personal Representative over estate assets and to obtain a...

To obtain a full release the Personal Representative (what the Executor is called in NJ) files a Formal Accounting with the court. There is a...