In Kentucky, real estate does not become part of the probate estate unless the Will authorizes the executor to sell the real estate or it has to be...

In an estate sale (house) inherited by five children, four of the children have signed the deed to sell to a high bidder. one o

In Kentucky, real estate is not part of the probate estate unless the sale of the real estate is required to pay debts of the estate or the Will...

I need a Petition to Disburse

If your father was a Kentucky resident, then his surviving spouse is entitled to a $15,000 exemption. If the dividend is less than $15,000 and ...

I am looking for how wrongful death suit settlements are divided between spouse and children in the state of kentucky.

The Kentucky wrongful death statute (KRS 411.130) provides that funeral expenses, cost of administration, and cost of recovery are first deducted...

My 2 older sisters are co-executors of my dad's estate. The will states that all 5 children (I have younger brothers) are equal

In Kentucky, real estate normally does not become part of the probate estate that the executor administers unless either the Will states that the...

Do I have rights to my father's estate after 15 years?

You can go to the District Court Clerk in the county where your father lived to see if a probate action was ever filed. If there was a formal...

Can a lawyer make me get a mortgage on my house. ?

If there is personal property in the estate to pay the debts of the estate, then the real estate passes directly to the heirs (if there is no will)...

It will be necessary to go to the District Court in the county where he resided at the time of his death before the property is transferred. If he...

Will reading and selling property before will is read

In Kentucky, if you know that father has the Will, you can inform the District Court. The Court will then summon him to court and compel him to...

Can a will be prbate 6 yrs after they died?

In Kentucky, a Will must be probated within 10 years following the death of the testator. As a practical matter, if an intestate estate...