As a NJ resident and executor of my mother's Florida estate/trust, by which state's law do I claim the executor's fee, Fla or NJ

If this is a FL estate, your state of residency does not matter, it is where the estate is located. Keep in mind that executor's fees are taxable...

I'm about to inherit money, but the estate managers have been delaying the pay out due to a document error.

You say there is an attorney for the beneficiaries - but is that attorney representing the interests of all beneficiaries in a manner you agree...

Father deceased, family let daughter live rent free just pay taxes & maintain home. She died, now children will not vacate.

Sounds like the remaining children share the ownership of the home, not the grandkids. Therefore the grandkids can be evicted by the owners of the...

How do you change property from one spouses name to another?

The other answers are not necessarily correct. It depends on the wording of the deed and if your father had a will or not. It may be that others...

How do you locate a will or someone's attorney after they pass?

Good advice from Mr. Pankowski - Wills are not probated until AFTER death.

Sounds like the estate has to be reopened. If there is no backup executor of the primary estate named, an administrator or administrator CTA has...

Hard to say where his will is. This is an issue for many people. It is possible that he kept it in a safe deposit box which causes its own...

Mother has named me as executor, but I am in a distant state

All good advice from the other attorneys - your mother's current lawyer should be willing to help his client (mom) and you have a smooth transition...

I am holding $160k for my grandfather in my bank account. Is there any tax consequence? Any legal step I need to take? Thank you

Assuming this is all on the up and up and he is not hiding money for some purpose...if the account is in your name and generates interest you would...

Can a person use a Tax Id No# as an identification number? example a student.

I'm not sure what printing has to do with a tax id? Please explain the concern here in more detail.