What steps do I need to take to be reimbursed for funeral expenses from my sons estate and how long should that take?

If you paid funeral expenses you are a priority creditor and most likely to be reimbursed in full. You mention the "surrogate" so is this in NJ or...

What are my options for getting hazard insurance and entering into management contract prior to probate?

Why has probate not been opened? Have you contacted the insurance companies to ask if you can insure the properties or are you assuming they won't...

Mother dies and step dad wants to claim all assets and she has two children and hand written will only and not notrized

Does the handwritten will give everything to her husband? Handwritten, or holographic wills, can be valid but they still have to be probated like...

How can I reverse a will?

So you are saying that you get the same amount as your siblings, but just that you get it in a yearly distribution over 14 years? What is there to...

The successor of a trust dies. The successor he named in trust died. Must we wait for the successors will to be probated before

I have the same question as Mr. Finley. Please clarify your question.

How can I find out if there is still a life insurance policy from 2003, in which I was named beneficiary?

If you don't know the company or have any access to records you will have a hard time if you have to contact all sorts of insurance companies. ...

When someone dies how long are you able to use utilities in the deceased name?

It is probably not as big a deal as you think to continue to pay the bills, but the bigger question is, has the estate been opened (probated?). ...

My mother died in May 2005 I requested my portion of the trust on 10/20/2112, I have never received an accounting or distributio

I don't think there is nearly enough information here to determine if you are entitled to a distribution. But if you have questions, you should...

Typically the validity of the will, if properly executed in the original state, is not the issue so much as changes in the law or particularities...

Probably not. You'll likely have to reopen the probate at least on a limited basis to cash it. Depending on how much it may not be worth it.