If he died with no spouse and no children, his heirs would be his (your) parent(s). If they are also not alive it would be his siblings. It is...

I agree with what the attorneys said already - I would add that you DO NOT need the EIN to file the inheritance tax return.

You have probably answered your own question. If a person is physically holding a check and has not deposited it then, yes, they can do that. The...

They certainly will not. You have to take affirmative action to protect your interests.

I guess I would be the reasonable mind that differs :) Couple of caveats though that may cancel out his paying rent to the benefit of the other...

Well as a first matter you have to obtain a copy of the deed. That will confirm if the house passed to his 2nd wife or not. There is no such thing...

While your husband should simply ask the lawyer my initial reaction is not that the IRS is holding the funds but that your lawyer was holding funds...

Depends on how he "added" you to the deed. If you were deeded the house outright, as tenant in common or as Joint tenant with right of...

I find the wording of your question a bit confusing. But most of us who answer questions are lawyers who practice in this area of the law so you...

Just to add/clarify - in my experience a bank never really looks at the contents of a will. The will has to be probated and Letters...