If you have been appointed as Executrix yes you can sell the house. The title company for hte buyer will likely require you to escrow funds to...

I would suggest a traveling notary to meet outside the home and witness her signing through glass/door. Or you can have an oath of non-subscribing...

It is not complicated - the surviving children and the descendants of predeceased children (grandchildren) all take - the estate is split into a...

Ms. Rabin is correct. I would hire your own attorney and petition to be named administrator. Normally if there is no agreement and no deal can be...

I suppose I agree you could just let it go but why would you leave money on the table for no reason? There are a number of options for selling the...

Have you inquired with the Register of Wills in the county where she died to see if her estate has been opened? I would start there by getting a...

Does your mother have a power of attorney (a document where she named someone to be her agent)? If not she would need a guardianship if she is an...

Yes and no. It depends on what assets. It is not a bad idea to preserve a number for income tax basis purposes - this helps the children later when...

Without knowing about the specifics you can't say definitively. However I would say it is not uncommon to have a holdback (or escrow) for the last...

If you are the spouse and he died without a will, you have first "Dibs" to become administrator. Administrator means the person who handles the...

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