In most states, "Upon the death of a married person, the surviving spouse has the paramount right as to the custody of the remains of the deceased...

As far as you and your sister not receiving what you believe you were entitled to from the Executor, there is some missing information I'd need...

While its possible to navigate the probate process without an attorney, there are a lot of required filings and steps in the process, I recommend...

In most states, the Executor/Administrator can reimburse themselves the probate attorney's fees out of the estate.

The purpose of probate is to tranfer title of property from a deceased person's name to the beneficiary's name. Without your name being on the...

Did the quitclaim deed transfer ownership to you and your grandmother as "joint tenants with right of survivorship," or was the deed to you as sole...

Your aunt should probate the will; all estates containing titled property (cars, houses, boats, bank accounts), must pass through probate in order...

Was probate ever filed for the owner? Did he have a will? Are there any living heirs?

Its best practice to file the will with your local county clerk so that it is always on file. There is not much to do about a lost will except...

There must be a reason the injured party was assigned a guardian ad litem; this is to protect the injured party's best interest.