Why did my lawyer initiate a summary administration?

There is a difference between the Homestead protection that exists while an owner is alive and the homestead status of property involved in...

FL Step Dad passed away with no assets

Sorry for your loss. The other attorneys are partially correct, (as to your mom not responsible for the debts, absent agreement to pay), but have...

How can I find out if my father had a will?

situations like what Phillip describes, it often isn't deposited. Thus, even if the court tells you they don't have a will on file, it doesn't...

I have paid the plaintiff and motion the courts along with show proof of payments to plaintiff to clerk of court and the judge?

Regrettably, you will need to sit down with an attorney and most likely hire an attorney to clear this up. If you had hired an attorney before...

One of the key questions is whether the father had a will or set up a trust and held his assets in the trust. If either set of facts exists and...

Were to go?

Don't know from your narrative whether your reference to "PR" is Puerto Rico or probate. If the property is located in Puerto Rico, you'll need to...

Why does a title company need to have my brother sign on sale of property that was deeded to me soley and probate paid his half

To provide an accurate answer an attorney would have to look at the probate process to track out what happened. If the property was his residence,...

I bought a used car from dealer at 2% iterest from the bank 2 weeks later the dealer call me and says the bank denied that rate

None of us can accurately answer this without seeing the contract you signed, but this is a common tactic of car dealers. You take the new car...

How do I get a copy of my original birth certificate?

This is an adoption/family law question, rather than a probate question. I'm redirecting it to the attorneys who handle that area of law

My attorney went to mediation for my on Thursday and didn't let me know how it went. Should she have gotten in touch with me?

I disagree with those of my colleagues who have responded to this question with "no big deal", or an attorney is entitled to her weekends off....