The state of MI has power of attorney of my brother. I want to move him to GA and get power of attorney. What do I do?

I am not aware of how a state could grant a Power of Attorney. What more likely transpired is that the state petitioned the court to appoint a...

My father passed away in june 07. my step-mother and i did not get along. how do i find out if my father left me anything.

It is likely that your father titled his assets jointly with his wife or left her as the beneficiary. In such a case, probate would not be...

My dad passed away in Sept. my step mother will not handle the estate or pay any funeral cost and does have life insurance polic

One possibility is that your father had no probate assets. If all of his assets were jointly titled with your stepmother, or if she was named as...

Legal Retainer in MI

A notary is witnessing the person's signature or acknowledgment of the signature, and generally nothing else. Some notary clauses state that the...

How so you establish a estate in West Virgina after someone passes

Probate is normally initiated by filing a petition with the probate court in the county where the decedent resided at the time of death. There...

I believe I answered a very similar question for you earlier. In most cases, the estate cannot actually be closed until all distributions have been...

Items were taken without permission from my mothers house by her boyfriend after she died. Was this illegal?

You are in a tough situation. Personal property issues are always difficult to deal with, because these items have no "title" and they can easily...

I am trustee of my deceased grandmas estate. Do I own her file?

You need to confer with an attorney on this. Here in Michigan, the client is entitled to a copy of the file and the attorney is generally required...

Is it possible to assume property with out going through probate and a lengthy process if all parties are in agreeance?

The key to answering your question is how the property is titled. Depending on the title it might legally be your stepfather's now, and he could...

We just received a foreclosure notice on the door yesterday on my parents' house that is still in probate. Is that legal?

If you do not make payments, then the bank will foreclose the loan, whether you are in probate or not. You are far better off paying the arrearage,...