Am I responsible for cremation costs for my father in Hollywood florida? I currently live in NJ

You cannot be held responsible for cremation expenses unless you request the services and agree to pay for them.

My mother passed away last year, Is there any way I can become executor or legal representative even though she has passed? It

The only time you can become executor or personal representative is when someone has passed away. You should consult with a probate attorney to...

How to handle a check made out to "estate of ____" when not probating estate.

If someone paid her funeral expenses or any of her medical expenses of the last 60 days of her life and that amount exceeds the value of the refund...

If the estate qualifies, can I file for summary administration on my own?

There is no rule or law that says you can't open a summary administration on your own. However, I probably have 2 to 3 cases a year where the...

How do I get full ownership of a website that I was told to put in my name and operate as my own then the owner passes away?

With the website still legally owned by the decedent, I can think of a few things you can do (there may be others, yours is an uncommon problem in...

If the land is titled in the name of a deceased person, the only way anyone will be able to sell it or legally own it for title purposes is to open...

Who is responsible for the debts of the deceased when that person died intestate, divorced, and the only child is in jail?

You have no responsibility to pay the rent or expenses. In fact, even if there were assets to take through probate, you would be ahead of the HUD...

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My father passed away without a will and he has estate under his name itself, but the title under my mother and his.

If all of the assets are titled in both your father's and mother's names as husband and wife, they automatically become hers with no probate...

Home deeded in wife's name only, she had a will in which she left the house to husband. Upon her death is it 100% the husbands?

Assuming the Will is valid and properly executed, the house will go to the husband. Thank you, Dawn Ellis, Esq. My Florida Probate,...

How can i find out where my father died as well as his will?

You may want to log into the Leon County Clerk of Court's website . Once at the site look at the second option on the left hand side entitled...