It depends, did your previous contract reference the possibility of litigation?

How can I find out if my father had any financial assets?

start with the mail that is the easiest way. You may open an estate, get letters of authority and start contacting banks that you think your...

Is it too late to initiate probate--or act in any other legal manner- if we already went through my father's belongings?

it is not to late. Many times people have to go through family members items to find our what asset a person might have. If an estate has not...

Can an Estate be settled [sold] without going through Probate if there was no will? How do I get information about status.

It completely depends on who's on title. If your mom is the only party on title then the answer is simply no.

Probate estate

Any one of the heirs can go to court and ask to sell the property once a probate is open. You've stressed orally several times I'm assuming that...

I am a realtor and have a client that is the only executor in a will. She has gone through the probate court process.

I'm a little confused, what did she do during the probate process. Were there other assets? Otherwise, the property should've been transferred...

My mother's house is the only thing in probate. When/how do I transfer it into the beneficiaries names?

The short answer is a deed. The deed will transfer it from the estate to the heirs.

I live in Michigan. Husband passed away and received check after. Can I cash? No estate or probate filing. No assets.

Do you know what the value of the property is? This may assist you in reference to the probate that you might need to open. I would speak to more...

My dad recently passed away and has my brother who passed away before my dad did. My brother is the benificary on my dads policy

Since your brother passed away first and you are the last sibling you should be entitled to the life insurance policy. As long as your father was...

If your mother has to open a probate estate then she has to pay the bill if there are assets available to pay that bill. She will have to open an...