Does the tangible personal property need to be listed on the final account,& can you deduct the value of items given away ?

As a strict matter of law, yes, because distributions are required to be of equal value. As a practical matter, no, if (a) all legal creditors...

Can I be reimbursed if I fixed up my deceased mother's home instead of hiring someone?

You do not say whether this was before or after your mother's death. If it was done after her death to facilitate the sale, and was done with your...

My mom has two extra cemetery plots. Are they considered real property in the estate?

Technically, yes. But there are two provisos. Once in a blue moon, a cemetery plot is not fee simple ownership of real property but rather a...

My father passed away in November and did not have a will and I'm the only child. I received a check made out to the estate and

You cannot deposit to your account a check payable to your father. Some county probate courts will help consumers do the paperwork necessary to...

In probate court ohio why is opposing attorney aloud to not send a motion to a person trying to get a bill paid as well as

I do not want to be insulting, but your written communication skills are so poor that without a lawyer you will not stand a chance of accomplishing...

My brother pass away without signing his will? Will Ohio recognize the will?

No, the Will cannot be recognized. His estate will be "intestate" and require an Administrator to be bonded as one element of the Administration,...

Technically, no, but why would you want to? If you are the beneficiary of the estate and they are all going through probate, why would it matter...

How do I avoid being thrown out??

Ohio landlord tenant law will protect you for a few months. I will re-post the question to that section of Avvo, which is more appropriate than...

Would our mother’s genealogy papers be household goods?

Without researching the case law, I do not think the genealogy papers would be “household goods.” They would, however, be tangible personal...

There is no clear answer to this. It is whatever is "usual and customary" in the community. The attorney who drafted it may have a suggestion. A...