Perhaps you should have hired an attorney?.........................................................................

You might probate your father’s estate seeking intestate division of assets. If there is a will, it will show up if it is to the wife’s advantage. ...

Sing the frozen song and let it go.................................................................................................

You can make a claim against the estate. The check cannot be cashed unless there is an estate account upon which to draw the check. You might talk...

Go to the US consulate in India and ask them about it........................................................

You likely need to be appointed by a court to be the admin or executor of the parent’s estate. See a probate attorney.

The insurance company likely wants you to represent the decedent's estate as executor or administrator. You should see a probate attorney.

You need to talk to an attorney about this. Options may include withholding distribution to the sister until she returns the remains to you....

What do you mean by closing the estate? Usually, the party asking for something from the court is the one who sends notice of a request of the...

Notice to debtors and creditors should have run 90 days before distribution, among other things. See an attorney.