Sounds like someone needs to approach the executor/administrator of the estate of A before anything can be done. Whomever wants to own this...

I agree with Ms. Rabin. There is some complexity and detail to this situation so someone needs to "do the math" to determine what the estate is...

If she paid the mortgage which benefited the estate (she increased the equity in the house) she can make a claim against the estate.

It depends on the facts - the general rule is that joint accounts pass tot he survivor upon the first death. However, once can overcome that...

I would also advise you to hire an attorney to assist you with the estate administration process. To answer your question there is no need to...

Yes if you have the original will you have to bring it to the register of wills. If the will was written prior to his marriage, the will would...

I take "held in beneficiary form" to mean the account had a "Payable on Death" (POD), "Transfer on Death" (TOD), or In Trust For (ITF) designation....

Sounds like you would not need to. But you would need to file a return and pay PA inheritance tax.

If your mother died without a will (and was not married) and has three children, all three children would share the estate equally. Additionally,...

If you are concerned about filling out the beneficiary designations forms it is true that many companies ask for the SS of the beneficiary. However...