There is no deadline and sometimes the family feel that the executor is moving too slowly. If so, and if you have a copy of the Will, you are...

Is there a given amount of time in which a family can no longer file for probate?

Probate is not required if there is one joint owner left. If people die "out of order" for example some one younger dies before someone older, then...

Am i out of luck from recovering funds from the executor of my fathers estate?

If the money in the bank belonged to the Estate (if you brother was NOT a co-owner of the account and was NOT a beneficiary), then your brother...

I was named in a persons will who passed away and the executor of the estate has not notified me what action should I take.

42 days is really not that long. The executor may be grieving and she/he probably needed time to get with an attorney and find out what needs to...

I was a miner child back in 1967 . How can I get information about a Trust Fund left to me back then?

Do you know if there are family members that are still alive that would have any copies of documents, or perhaps know the name of the attorney that...

What to do when you are removed from a trust, with peculiar circumstances?

The life insurance policy may have listed your dad as a beneficiary, so that passed outside the trust and was not affected by your grandfather's...

Selling mom's home after death

You should be aware that because you never lived in the home and are acting as an agent of the estate, you do not have to fill out the Seller's...

Conflict between spouse and Durable Power of Attorney,In MI, can a spouse over ride the decision of a Durable Power of Attorney?

If the person is disabled, then his "agent" (the person named in his power of attorney) should be making decisions. That person usually IS the...

My father recently passed away, he had a will, it was 32 years old, on he he scrathed out a few things and initialed it.

It is probably still legal, but you may want to ask a probate court to interpret what the Will says. If you are going to be the representative of...

I want to know if there can be 2 people on a power of attorney?

You definitely need to talk to an attorney in each state. Each state may have different rules about what is included in a power of attorney and a...