Is there a reason who the insurance company has not paid the proceeds to the estate? In your capacity as administrator or executor you should be...

Can guardians of minor children be nominated in a declaration of trust?

Guardians nominations for children are typically contained in a will. Since that is how it is typically done I would not do it any other way. A...

How long to ask will/probate issues in PA

My guess would be that your mother had everything owned with her second spouse and therefore there was no need to open a probate when she died. If...

What can I do if I believe the executor of an estate did not distribute the funds from the sale of an estate properly?

You can start my looking at the public files with the register of wills and/or orphans court. If you are a beneficiary you are entitled to request...

What is the difference between filing an Account and filing a First and Final Account in Orphans' Court of Philadelphia?

If you were removed, the court is asking for you to account for any actions you took (or did not take) as Administrator. Since you are under the...

I have my moms will! I need to find out if it has been probated!

Not sure what you mean by owner but if you are the executor you should probably know if it has been probated. It is the executor who perforsm the...

Will a medicaid state lien force family members out of home after loved ones passing?

There are quite alot of questions here. While the lien will not force the house to be sold right away, at some point someone (the estate's...

Can I as POA and medical POA and proxy, appoint someone else as medical proxy instead of myself if the proxy has been enacted?

If the principal has the mental capacity to do so, he/she can draft new documents with new agents. If lacking capacity cannot do so. If you wish...

What are my options to contest my mother's Will that is 7 years old and was coerced to sign what was drafted?

Nothing you have said here amounts to anything close to a will that was the product of coercion, undue influence or lack of capacity which are the...

Is a will and power of attorney legal if it was changed one week before death

As the other attorneys pointed out - the power of attorney ended at her death but may have been valid while she was alive. The will only comes...