My mother died in may 2015 and she had no will she was married to my step father who died in 2010 he had a son who has lived in

Is the house in California or Indiana? If in California, an estate must be opened and you and the niece would be the intestate heirs. Without a...

If it was the attorney's mistake, he should be able to do a short petition to amend name which will correct this problem which he or she should do...

My cousin has been living with me since she was 14 and she is 16, how do I get guardianship?

See if Grandma will sign a resignation and do a petition to substitute guardian. Get the child to sign a consent to the new guardian (if the court...

Probate

You probate the will to have it validly confirmed by the court. There is no legal authority to act as executor until its probate. Even if there...

Probate Accoumting

Yes. Generally receipts (sometimes checks are enough - other times invoice and cleared checks) and copies of the bank statements. On Deposits -...

Probate Attorney Refusal to Submit an Updated Invoice, or Report

Well, I can say from experience (when a computer was stolen) I had to reconstruct time sheets or have time sheets not entered, or once part were...

When inheriting property in Trust, what taxes must be paid to Fed & State of Florida?

Unless the value of assets exceeded the Federal Estate Tax exemption - there is not federal tax and Florida does not have inheritance tax. The...

Beneficiary can't get original IRA contract, company states bene can't receive inherited IRA, what to do?

There is a decedent IRA or stretch IRA that allows the payments to be paid like an annuity. If you are the beneficiary - can the IRA be...

I need probate estate attorney willing to do pro bono work on a case in Virginia or do a work-exchange/barter arrangement w/me.

Sorry to hear of the death and mess. The facts that may effect this is time your dad was with girlfriend. Presume he was still married to your...

Can I get assets if I'm named in will without the executor? How do I find out what assets are left?

If the uncles is out of state - he may not want to serve. Maybe a simple renunication of serving as executor would allow you to get the will...