The house may go through probate. Once distributed the seller is no longer the estate and doesn't need to be probated

Why are you adding the person as a joint tenant. If the purpose is estate planning and you are trying to avoid probate, use a ladybird deed...

Hire your own probate attorney to review or open a probate. If your brother hired a probate attorney, see if the two attorneys can work it out. ...

This is also a family law question. An attorney who practices in either field should be able to help you.

You can open a probate any time after a person has passed, however I don't understand how an ancillary administration occurred. Do you want to...

Yes, you both can be the executors or personal representatives of the estate, but if you don't trust your brother, you want to make sure your...

If this is your mother-in-law, your spouse would have priority in most states to being the executor (executrix, or Personal Representative in...

This is not an estate planning question, I have moved it to child support, because I don't know what the terms of the support decree said.

You should contact her bank(s) and advise them she has passed and they should freeze her accounts. Social Security will know this within a month...

MR. Gunthert assumed your stepfather is deceased because you asked under probate. If this is so, follow his advice. If your stepfather is still...