A beneficiary can go to court and make a claim if an executrix is acting improperly, but from what you are relaying, I don't think that the...

What should I do about deceased Aunt with no will?

When someone dies in North Carolina without a will, the state has laws which control distribution to the heirs. If your Aunt didn't have a spouse,...

Should my Mom give up lifetime rights to her home and let my brother put her on a "quitclaim" deed?

Be very careful. Get your mother to an elder law attorney immediately. If your mother has life rights, your brother doesn't own the property until...

My mothers house was left to me in a will. I own 1% of the house. What type of deed do I need to transfer the other 99%?

I believe you need an attorney to handle this matter. Does the will specifically give you the real estate? If not, by NC law it passes to all of...

Doing POA without going through the courts

While you can create a power of attorney on your own, the financial institutions recognize the Statutory NC Power of Attorney, so I would not...

In NC. My mothers home is subject to medicade estate recovery, how does her estate need to be sold?

When the estate is subject to a Medicaid claim and you are selling a piece of real estate to satisfy the claim you want to get as much as possible...

My husband recently died my 2 children and his one child are calling me names and want their share

First, I'm sorry about your loss. It's unfortunate that your children and step child are being so difficult. Unfortunately, many children think...

How can banks make a person cash in a Certificate of Deposit?

This doesn't make sense. From what you are saying, this asset should have been part of the probate estate. Once someone opens a probate estate they...

Wills and Probate

It sounds like you might be talking about a piece of real estate where the deceased and his ex wife's name on the property. On real estate if ex...

My husband died in August, 2009 and I have not received a copy of the will as yet. Is this unusual to take this much time?

I'm not sure what is going on here. Normally, if the attorney has the original will and your step-son is executor, the will would have already been...

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