What is the percentage a surviving child inherits when their stepfather is still alive yet mother pasees.

Ms Jones answer is spot on and very comprehensive. I answer to be able to change this from "child custody" to probate where it belongs!

Do I have the right to access my deceased mother's will?

This has nothing to do with powers of attorney so I have re-catagorized it. I am sorry to hear of your loss. Please appreciate that it has only...

You have made several assumptions that may not be correct here. 1) this may not be a 'minor' change. For example, I just want to change the...

My sister has been POT over our mother for 5 years. Our mother passed away Feb 14, 2017. Did the POT end the day my mother died.

I am not familiar with the term POT. Do you mean power of attorney? That ends at death. Regardless, there appears to be enough confusion in...

Power of attorney

As noted you can't get a 'power of attorney' over an estate. I've changed the area of law to 'probate' which is correct. You need to open a...

Will I be forced to sell the house?

Without seeing the paperwork and investigating the situation it is impossible to say what might happen here. Was the will valid? Does it really say...

My Mother has passed away. Can someone please give me directions on how to split items with family members? There are 4 siblings

You can't just 'divide up' someone else's property. There are procedures other than probate for some items, but you WILL need to assess the value...

Can 501.c3 corporation make a deal with the IRS and or attorney general to dissolve and disperse its assets.

I agree with the previous answer and would caution you that if 'the family' controlled the board, there are serious issues about whether or not...

Contesting a will

You haven't hit on the allowable reasons for contesting a will. "Undue influence" and "lack of capacity" IF you can prove either of the above,...

You don't say where your MOTHER lived, and that will determine where an estate should be opened, but as the other attorneys have answered, because...