Wills

It is possible, if not likely, that your grandfather's Will is meaningless, in terms of actually affecting any distribution of assets. A Will only...

Was the Will prepared by an attorney? If so, is the attorney available to testify? Perhaps he or she can explain why there *may* have been...

Personal Representative for Estate Account

The only way to become personal representative is to be appointed by the probate court. Whether or not a PR is actually necessary in your case...

There has been a clear act of negligence on part of counsel.......

I do not believe the fees would be recoverable in the probate action. You *may* be able to pursue a malpractice action against the attorney. There...

Is ck cashed after someone death payable?

I would say that it is when the checks were drafted that governs, here, since you have no control over when they would be cashed. Your POA powers...

I have never seen a case where someone challenged the cost of a headstone as unreasonable. I would pay for the headstone and let one of the...

The primary purpose of the probate court is to give someone (the personal representative or executor), legal authority to transfer *title* of a...

I have just filed my aunts will at the circuit court and would like to open a file in probate, do i need an attorney to do this?

I would first need to know whether or not there are other beneficiaries involved. If there ARE, then you need to know that you could be personally...

Reporting parent(s) death.

I am not understanding your question. If the accounts are joint, then they pass to the surviving account holder automatically, without the need for...

I attended my dad's funeral but but was never contacted for the reading of the will (I was in it) Did I lose my inheritence?

Your situation is too complicated and there are too many unknown facts to frame a comprehensive answer. The "reading of the Will" is not...