You certainly are not too late to hire a probate attorney. A 50k inheritance tax suggests this is a sizeable estate, and whatever your interest is...

Re: Will Settlement How can we get our Pennsylvania attorney to finish and distribute the last $17,000 of my mother's estate?

Sounds like this particular lawyer was leaning too heavily on his paralegal to "handle" things. Ultimately it is his responsibility to ensure the...

How would I go along with emancipation without having a parental guardian to give me my birth certificate?

Your state agency responsible for tracking vital records should be able to provide a replacement birth certificate at a nominal fee.

I agree you can do this, and you would want the court to sign off on this anyway to cover yourself. Partial distributions are common especially for...

PA is a Uniform Trust Code state, and barring any limiting language in the trust, the trustee should be able to file suits on behalf of the trust....

Well...it would be "free" to leave it up to your state's intestacy laws at the time when you die, but why do that if you already know who you want...

,y father died in delaware can i stay i bn his apartment under his lease?

Check the lease, but I'm assuming the language states that the lease is terminated upon your father's death. You may be able to negotiate a new...

Would need to review the specific deed's language and check against state laws. Some states have enhanced life estates with retained powers to...

Estates are not required to adhere to a strict time limit, but if you discuss the specifics of your interest with a probate attorney you will...

No, it is a letter required to be sent for the mortgage servicer to identify any and all potential persons who may have an ownership interest in...