My Dad is in a nursing home. My mom recently passed away. They have a home w/ a mortgage that will be paid in five years.

Assuming there is no deed naming someone else as joint owner or owner upon your father's death, YOU would be the owner, provided you are the only...

Mom is in hospital very sick, my two out of state, estranged brothers have power of attorney. I do not. Can I have POA also?

I do not see how you are going to be able to do this. The only way you get POA for someone is if she GIVES it to you. I do not see anything that...

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Father died was divorced and left no will does only son have any rights as to bank account or what may he might have had before

Was the account in joint names? Was the sister/niece designated as beneficiary? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, then I think you...

I did not issue a Probate Notice to Creditors. Must I wait 2 years to close?

Is the estate still open? Why not publish the notice, now? There have been occasions where we have had to file late notices. The statute of...

Are there free services, such as legal aid society, to act as executor of estate if there is no one else to do the job?

There are no free services for this kind of thing. The expense of the executor would be taken off the top of the estate. It is not clear from your...

What does it mean when you receive a notice of probate of will?

You should also have received a copy of the Will, as Mr. Pippen noted. THAT would tell you if your husband is a beneficiary (devisee) of the...

What are the probate laws on estates in SC w/o living wills?

I do not think you are referring to a "living Will" because that deals only with medical treatment. You do not include much in the way of facts....

My mother died intestate in Va. She has 3 children and 5 grandchildren. No spouse.

Grandchildren only inherit through a dead parent. There is an intestacy calculator, which you can find, here:...

Do we have a case? Two weeks ago my mother in-law who has been bed ridden and has several health issues died.

I agree with Mr. Ashman that I do not see a claim, under these circumstances. The people in question appear to have been doing their job. They...

Prior to death my father told me that his name was to stay on deeds and such and that ment was to become mine same name dod 5/84

I agree that your situation is not clear. If your father signed a deed adding you to the title upon his death, you may be fine. But I am not sure...