The spouse, child and heirs are included in the list of interested persons. Anyone else named in the Will should also be included. As a general...

Do stepchildren have rights to an estate

There is not enough information to fully answer your question, but I will try to give you an idea. You do not state how the assets were titled. If...

My sister passed away 6 months ago and I'm executor of her estate, I do not have a copy of her will, Would the will be on file.

I agree with Attorney Brown. Her response is excellent in summarizing the law and procedure. I merely would add to her response, as follows: 1)...

How can my mom legally gain conservatorship back from my cousin in regards to my grandma (my moms, mom).?

I am sorry to hear of the problems involving your grandmother's Conservatorship. Without knowing more about the details, it is impossible to say...

If you are given an appliance by a friend, and a year later ask to give it back am I bound by law to return it?

I agree with Attorney Heckler. You are the innocent third party in this scenario. My response to the mother would be..."okay, you can have the...

My adult Downs syndrom daughter lives with me. I was told I do not need guardianship for her but our CMH Agency is advising it

As has been pointed out, there are a number of advantages to having a guardianship. Whether any of those make any difference to you is one issue....

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Grandparent has guardianship over 17 year old, child wants to live with his biological father now. He will be 18 in November

By the time you could get this before a probate court, the child is no longer going to need a guardian. Upon turning 18, no guardianship is...

Can I move the minor child that I have limited guardianship of, out of state?

Hello~ I was in court last weekend when this issue came up. The judge (Wayne County) indicated that the appropriate procedure would be to initiate...

How can we initiate a discovery of funds from a lawsuit in which all of the awards are supposed to be part of an estate?

In addition to Mr. Columbo's response regarding contested estates, there are numerous other requirements involving un-contested estates. For...

It would be difficult to improve Attorney Zichi's excellent response. I would simply add that it would seem that the forged checks would also be a...