How do I handle funds from a small estate?

Georgia does have a provision that allows the next of kin to access bank accounts and to cash checks payable to a decedent if the person died...

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There is no problem naming an out-of-state resident as your Executor. Prior to the change in our probate laws in 1998, an out-of-state Executor was...

Can I get guardianship of my 2 little sisters?

I think it is wonderful that you want to take care of your younger sisters. My 17-year-olds would not even consider taking on such a major...

If a Petition for year's support was filed by the spouse of the decedent, as an administrator, how do you respond to creditors?

If the Year's Support is awarded to the surviving spouse, he or she should give you a copy of the judge's Final Order. You should already have a...

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Does a Special Power of Attorney have to be both witnessed and notorized in Georgia. Can it be hand written, also?

The Dept of Revenue has a power of attorney form you should use for this purpose. It is form T-8 and you can create it and print it from the GA...

Legal Councel SSA regarding Special Needs Trust

I suggest that you start with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. If you are on SSI, you would certainly meet their low-income eligibility criteria. If...

My mother passed suddenly with no will, nor another name on her checking account. I'm 1 of 3

Your credit union was offering you the best option by suggesting that you use OCGA 7-1-239. If the only asset in her estate is a bank account with...

Is my sister right in saying she gets a 5% commission because she is executrix of our father's will and trust?

Mr. Morgan's answer is correct as to the fee for being Executor of the probate estate. If there was a living trust as well, the statutory fee does...

If a parent with dementia has to go on medicaid at death do the children have to back all costs to the state of Georgia

Georgia's estate recovery for Nursing Home Medicaid is broader than the probate estate of the Medicaid recipient, but the recipient's children are...

My husband died 2011 , i'm administrator of his estate. His siblings removed everything of value, how do i recover them

Assuming your husband died in Georgia, you should contact his siblings and demand that they return the property immediately. If they took these...