I have been driving my fathers car for 2 years. My father died last year. How do I get title changed over?

You will need to apply to the probate court to have the title transferred. You may be able to apply for a release from administration or summary...

There are many reasons that people name a bank to be executor. They may not have any other person to name or they may want to make sure that there...

Worse Case Scenerio

I agree with the previous answer but would add that any bank accounts that are payable on death would not go through probate but will be paid out...

Will Codocille

If you want to revoke an old will then you probably want to execute a new will not a codicil. A codicil only changes certain parts of a will. ...

Estate Planning

There is no more risk of appointing an attorney as executor as any other person. Any dishonest person can cause problems with estate...

My mom passed away in November 2009 very unexpectedly. She owns a home that still had a remaining mortgage, am I responsible?

You will not be personally responsible for the mortgage on the house. Since you are administrator (the name for an executor when there is no...

Contesting A Will

If you believe that the deceased was not competent at the time that he or she signed his or her will then you must file a will contest action...

Is there a minimum about of $ to form a trust?

Ohio does have laws regarding annual reporting to current beneficiaries of trusts.

I have POA for my step father. If this terminates after his death what rights to I have to make funeral arrangements?

Ohio has a law that allows someone to specify who he or she wants to make their funeral arrangments. If your step father has the capacity to sign...

Filing of a Will

Although not generally done, probate courts will allow a person to deposit a will before his or her death.