My mom died last year. This year I went through her papers and found her will. I told them but have not showed it? What's next?

You should file a petition to probate the will. If the siblings and any other heirs at law are willing to sign an acknowledgement of the will and...

While foreclosure deeds are often filed within a few days, it can take months in come cases. You have rights as a tenant that you need to be aware...

I was locked up got sick went to the hospital billed unable to make payments sued was still incarcerated on the court date

Any medical expenses incurred while you are incarcerated are the responsibility of the institution.

What is my best course of action?

You will still need to list him as an heir at law and serve him notice. He has the right to contest you becoming the administrator, however...

What should we prepare ourselves for? Are we going to have to fight this in Pennsylvania?

If he has had either no significant contact or has paid no support for a period of one year, you can file a petition for step parent adoption. If...

You may well have a statute of limitations defense, although there are ways the statute can be extended (making payments, acknowledging the debt in...

Failure to appear in court and wondering what’s next or what I should expect?

As Clarke County has a State Court, if your case is in Superior Court, then it is for a felony charge. If so, it may be months before a court date...

Liens against a party only attach to what that party owns, not to the property of a spouse unless the property is jointly owned. However, if you...

Will I need to go to bankruptcy court to get off " automatic stay" or will magistrate court approve eviction?

So long as there is a stay in effect (ie the tenant has not filed other cases within the past year) a chapter 13 will stay the prosecution of an...

Can I keep my house in a ch 7 bankruptcy?

The Georgia homestead exemption in bankruptcy is $21,500, which means that, so long as you have this amount or less in equity in your home, a...