Mother died and no Beneficiary on Brokerage Acct. Cuy. County wants me to take and give them Original Will and pay $250.00

What proceure you have to go through in probate depends upon the value of the assets needing probate. The imoprtant levels are 5,000$, 35,000$ and...

Was it legal for me to be the Trustee if I prepared the Trust and Will documents?

This looks like it could be a question on a bar exam. I presume you are not an attorney, so you have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. ...

If 2 parities are named in a life insurance and primary has a number 1 in fron, secondary is encircled with 2 in front of name

Is the insured still living? If so, just have the insured submit a Change of Bebeficiary Designation form to eliminate the ambiguity. If the...

My brother died without a will or any assets. His "medical event" insurance made the check out to "the estate of". Now what?

I will not say that you HAVE to have an attorney. You can get forms at the Probate Court and try and complete them yourself. However, you will be...

How do i give limited power of attorney from overseas?

The POA can be signed anywhere. It should be witnessed by two people and notarized. However, please note that when it comes to motor vehicles,...

Is my Estate responsible to repay expenses for family members to attend funeral?

There is no need to review the Probate Code. The property coming to you is not subject to probate since you are the designated beneficiary. If...

An estate case in prosecutors office for almost a year, still nothing is being done, why?

Since you indicate you are represented by counsel, it is inappropriate for a response to be posted. You should review the facts and circumstances...

Can a POA take names off of an account that was to be distributed between several silings POD & put it in their own account?

I agree. You will need the services of an attorney and you should seek out an attorney ASAP. The less time that passes between the questionable...

From your prior involvement with the Probate Court, you know that you will need to file some of the many available forms. While the Court...

Contesting a will because of trickery

In Ohio, once a Will is admitted to probate the personal representative must give notice to all parties mentioned in the Will and to all next of...