In case you need to have confirmation - Ms. Rabin is completely correct.

No it is not okay to do this. You don't need much legal knowledge to determine using the bank card of a deceased person is illegal. It is both a...

I am very sorry to hear of this situation. It sounds terrible. However from a legal perspective I wonder what damages you would be able to...

The advice you received seems incorrect....but if you are handling an estate you should be working with an attorney to assist you so that someone...

I would concur there is no such things as a "verbal will." In order to contest the validity of the will you would have to show grounds such as...

If he resided in Georgia his estate would be probated in Georgia. The location of the other family does not matter. The timing of the will (before...

The estate will have to go through probate. Since she died without a will and the children are not children of yours, the estate will go half to...

I agree you should speak to your lawyer. But I am a bit confused as to how you already have an EIN and an estate account before you were officially...

This is way too complex for an online question - speak privately to an attorney (perhaps from here on AVVO) and have them review the documents and...

I am not sure if I completely understand the issue but reach out to one of the attorneys here on AVVO so the documents can be reviewed.