You need an order from a court allowing the cashing of the checks. You might look up "small estate affidavit"

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No magic way to get a will if you do not know where it is. You might see if she filed it with the probate court in the county where the grandmother...

Has anyone been appointed as personal representative of your father's estate? Tough to sell anything until this is done. See an attorney.

It is called "an accounting." You need an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, then your situation is extremely unlikely to turn out in your...

You can ask the executor to provide an accounting for the assets and expenses of the estate. If you are not satisfied with the accounting, you can...

You are going to have to challenge the distribution in court. You need an attorney.

If you have been appointed as her personal representative by a court, you can deposit the checks into an estate account for the decedent and pay...

The house is not yours. You have lived in the house for ten years rent-free. Appraise the house and pay the sister of the mother for her share. ...

Probate Decedents still on the deed and obtain agreement from any living property holders to the sale OR Probate Decedents still on the deed and...