Have you opened a probate for your mom? If so then you are waiting for the 90 day creditor period to end I assume. My other question is, are there...

How do I find out what my rights are? What kind of attorney must I speak to? Are there statue of limitations?

My first question would be to ask whether your mother was legally competent when she singed over the accounts to him. If not and if it can be...

Do we need an attorney or should we just show up

I would suggest contacting a probate attorney where the probate is occurring to make sure that your sister followed proper procedures and to...

Should I sign over consent to appoint a representative, waiver of notice to my lawyer who is handling my deceased aunts estate.

I agree. I do alot of probates through the mail where I prepare the documents and mail them to my clients and then file them with the court. If you...

If the life insurance policy has a named beneficiary then the proceeds from that will pass to the named beneficiary. The life insurance is not part...

Who has power to make decisions for my mother?

I would suggest you find an Elder Law attorney and have them request a copy of the POA. If your grandmother cannot procude one then you will need...

Unclear issue about mother's estate and the sale of her residence.

In Florida I can tell you that if the house was sold prior to her death then the sales proceeds are part of the "residue" and will be distributed...

We are planning on just walking away from our house and not looking back. Would a DIL be a better idea. How does it work?

If the bank is willing to forgive the balance of the loan then a DIL may be a better idea than just walking away. I know that in FL doing a DIL...

Does the executor have to follow the will or can he/she follow the verbal wishes of the testator

I can tell you that in Florida, if you have a valid Last Will and Testament that the executor, or personal representative as we call them, has to...

Chances of having my personal represative rights revoked

I can tell you that under Florida law, if you were named in the Will to serve as Personal Representative(PR), that it is very hard to remove a PR....