My dad passed away and left me a joint deposit box at the bank the estate lawer saying that should have to go to the estate

As James says, there are two ways for someone to be "listed" on the safe deposit box card with the bank: (a) as a joint owner with rights of...

Company stock plan Beneficiary who has died. How does the Estate collect this.

If you are clever enough to find Avvo and ask this question, you are certainly able to find this asset without paying a locator company. I have...

In Ohio, can a beneficiary named in the deceased's trust, gain access to bank and/or credit union records?

Mr. Watling correctly states that, while the grantor is alive, the beneficiaries are not entitled by law to information regarding the trust. It is...

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I'm not sure what you are asking. Executors are entitled to an executor "commission" for undertaking this responsibility, but the fee is taxable. ...

With this double tragedy, your family needs the assistance of a wise and experienced probate expert to help you through it. There is no priority...

My mother passed away and both our names are on the vehicle title but the title does not say WROS. Vehicle FMV $8,000.

Without seeing the title I can't tell you specifically. The probate form is a Certificate of Transfer for the motor vehicle, but you may wish to...

Validity Durable General Power of Attorneys and Health Care Directives Prepared in Michigan - now Live In Ohio

To your first question, the health care documents: Each state has its own protocols and standard form documents for health care decision-making. ...

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This is a domestic relations/family law issue, not an energy issue. Whoever owns the house is liable for the utilities. Your daughter is 16 and...

My sisters and I inherited a home from our mother, how do we get the home transferred from her name to us ?

I hate to break it to you, but you haven't inherited anything. Right now the house and anything else she owned is in her estate. Depending on the...

Does the witness's have to be present at the signing of the will?

Except for "holographic" Wills made in the handwriting of the decedent, Ohio Wills must be witnessed by two persons who, both in the room at the...