My mother passed away years ago, my brother was appointed the administrator. After all the hassles in the past years the house

As the personal representative, your brother is the only one who has legal authority to do anything in terms of administering the estate. His...

When seeking custody what options does someone have if they have no guadian they can appoint if something were to happed to them

You never want to agree to something like this without considering the responsibility that it could entail. It would help to know more about how...

Will I get into trouble if my parents' friend transfers $100,000 to my account? I am living in the US.

It is more likely that your friend's parents could get in trouble, if they do not report this properly. This would be considered a gift to you, and...

What is the probate process for out of town family members who would like to represent themselves in KY probate process?

If the money in the accounts is less than $15,000, then you can probably use the small estate process, and avoid the need for probate. You can find...

Dividing of a trust

More information is needed before being able to make any recommendations to you. Trying to read between the lines of your situation, I sense...

How to keep PR and estate lawyer to "follow the will" ? am suffering huge expense. legally define "legal" role of PR?

Without knowing more about the details of your situation, it is very difficult to determine if anything was done improperly. If you do not want to...

We had an estate probated. The executor failed to sell all the stock. I then received a lawyers check for the valule less a fee

The problem is that the lawyer is generally not in a position to determine what the assets are. It is often the case that additional assets are...

I'm the executor of my parents will with no power of attorney in place does this effect whether their estate goes into probate?

These are two separate issues. Probate has nothing to do with Power of Attorney, and having Power of Attorney, (usually), has no bearing on whether...

How long (beyond 1 yr.) can and estate remain in probate, can the executor be challenged/changed?

When real estate is involved and must be sold, it can take well over a year to accomplish this, particularly in the current economy. This can be...

Your mother is not obligated to pay the debt. If the creditor is harassing her for payment, I would send them a letter indicating that there is no...