How to take ownership of my parents house?

Depends on how the property is titled but more than likely when your mother died the property passed (according to the terms of the deed) to your...

The point of a restatement is typically to allow you to NOT have to retitle assets, but be able to change the terms of the trust.

ON AN IRR TRUST, PA REV-1500 WAS FILED BY A LAWYER BUT I NEED TO FILE THE 1041 AM I FILING ONLY THE TRUST "INCOME" NOT ASSESTS?

A 1041 is for trust income. This is not a do-it-yourself project if you are trying to do so without a lawyer and /or accountant. You will make...

From your description it is not clear if it is an estate or trust or both but it sounds like the shares are being divided into 5 trust shares. ...

What is reported on the 1041 is income the trust generates. Dealing with a final accounting of the trust is more than an income tax matter and may...

Sounds like you are in pretty good shape although It is not clear from your post if the PA inheritance tax Notice of Appraisement showing the...

Can this be done and how can it be done

Pennsylvania, like most states, has a stand by guardian statute that could allow her to sign some documents allowing you to be temporary...

Contesting a will means you are saying you have an issue with the terms of the will itself (as in, who gets what) and that is based on your father...

My father passed away. How do I know if there even is a will?

If this is in Philadelphia, you can obtain a copy of the will by asking at the register of wills office. This is one of those situations where...

Who is entitled to recoup money against a deceased person who doesn't have enough assets to even file Letters of Administration?

If she paid for the funeral she is correct that she is first in line to get repaid out of the estate. The real question is actually collecting it....