Can I have a will made in NYC if I plan to move to CA in 6 months or should I wait?

If I were you, I would get the will prepared in New York as soon as possible. The will will be accepted in California.

How can I get bank records for my father?

The personal representative or executor of your father's estate is authorized to obtain bank records. You will have to work through him or her to...

PROBATE: Can someone who is not named as beneficiary claim life insurance if they are family?

The proceeds of a life insurance policy are paid per the insurance contract. Your brother was named as beneficiary and his estate should become...

Who inherits if my father died and I am a minor child. Does my mother inherit everything?

The answer to your question will be determined by state law. If the property was owned jointly between father and mother, mother inherits it. If...

What happens when a parent dies, and the insurance policy's beneficiary has died also. No contingents, only 6 siblings living.

It appears that your mother did not have a will. An "intestate" estate (without a will) should be opened to hold the insurance assets. Depending...

My sister passed away in Maine & another sister is trustee, do I have a right to a copy of the will or living trust documents?

You are entitled to a copy of the trust IF you are identified as a beneficiary of the trust. If you are not listed as a beneficiary, you are not...

My live-in boyfriend is taking my 14 month old baby been gone over 48 hours I don't know where they are he won't answer the phon

Please contact the police ASAP and report this - missing child report. This is a criminal act and the police will deal with it. It's a form of...

It appears that you will have to open a probate estate. Please contact an estate attorney for advice and assistance.

My father willed his Ely, MN, property to me. His estate was probated in Michigan where he lived at the time of his death.

The ancillary probate should have been commenced during the Michigan probate. Please contact a Minnesota estate attorney to open an ancillary probate.

Why does my brother want me to sign a probate relinquish ing me from the land? He said it's so they can add his new wife to the

Do not give up your rights so that your sister in law can be on the deed. Please retain an estate attorney and provide him/her with the estate...