Do I need an attorney when selling a house that I owned with my deceased brother?

If you owned the property Jointly with a Right of Survivorship, then it passed to you at his death BUT, you owe PA Inheritance Tax on the value of...

Is a prior will ever admissible as evidence of prior intentions?

First you need to understand that this issue will only come up if you plan to challenge the existing will which was probated with the Register of...

How long does probate take in the state of new York?

I like what attorney Harbor said, and I would just like to add that if the reason why you are asking is that you are a beneficiary of an estate...

f your father's estate will be opened with the Surrogate, then the executor (if he has a will) or the administrator (if he has no will) will have...

My father leased a car for my mom and he passed away recently. The lease has 2 more years to go.

If your father's estate will be opened with the Surrogate, then the executor (if he has a will) or the administrator (if he has no will) will have...

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I need to change the name on my deceased mother home. She has a mortgage that I been paying for the last 7 years. Help!

If you are the executor and if you are the person who is to inherit the house, then you have the power to file the deed to transfer the house. My...

I happen to litigate estate issues in both PA and FL , and the rules are generally the same in both states. It sounds to me that what you are...

Oddly enough, in Pennsylvania the Executor need only notify you that you are an heir, and tell you that you can get a copy of the will at the...

Can siblings who have not been involved in a parents care and somehow obtained poa keep me from seeing my parents?

Welcome to the world of estate litigation. If your father is competent and under no undue influence, he is free to give his assets to any child. ...

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Philadelphia is the only state that does not require a witness, so the "letter" could prove to be a codicil to the Will. It will depend on the...