Generally, you would be required to make a diligent search to locate the other heirs. Sometimes information about heirs can be learned from other...

My Step-father was in an accident and is now in the hospital, can he sign the Power of attorney form while in the hospital?

There are basically two different types of powers of attorney. One is a financial power of attorney and relates to financial transactions. The...

What can I do to receive the college fund that my father had left for my brother and I?

You refer to a trust, but do not indicate whether it is a testamentary trust created by your father's will, or a living trust created by him while...

Will issue - Is the will still valid if another same one is lost?

If I understand you correctly, your father signed more than one original document, and one of the documents signed by him cannot be found. ...

An appellate court in Georgia has held that a person might be a tenant at will even if he paid no rent. You indicate that the person was...

How long is probate with no assets?

You state that you are unable to access your husband's account, which indicates that it was not a joint account or a pay on death account. If this...

Is a spouse liable for her dead husbands debts

Under Georgia law, a person is not responsible for the debts of her deceased spouse simply because of the marital relationship. In other words, if...

O.C.G.A. Section 53-5-3 provides: "A will shall not be offered for probate following the expiration of five years from the latest date on...

Without doing an analysis of all the facts, it is not possible to give a definitive answer. However, the answer probably is "no." In 2002, the...

My husband is deceased and the property that we stayed on is in his name.Do I have the right to get my name change on the land..

Under Georgia, the surviving spouse, children, and descendants of deceased children, are the heirs of a person who dies without a will. Without an...