As noted you cannot change someone else’s will, but you are free to change your own — more investigation is needed to explain what happened here —...

I'm going to disagree with my colleagues above ... Was the interest earned AFTER the date of death? Then it is not part of the 'inventory' but...

HAVE to? Unless there is probate needed or a trust that calls for it, probably not. But there may still be reasons to do so. The best...

There is a process to add a father to a birth certificate in Michigan assuming there is NO father on your current certificate. (To REMOVE a father...

You cannot. Your mother’s Will is not public and the only way to see it during her lifetime is by getting a copy from her. If I understand the...

OK -- I'll bite -- what in the world is a 'private' judge / 'private' court in Probate? I've never in over 35 years of practice heard of such a...

The PR didn't have any authority to do ANYTHING before s/he was appointed as PR, AFTER the death of the individual. If the wrongs took place during...

I absolutely agree with Mr Frederick. The SHORT answer to your question 'can someone give 1/3 of an estate to a non-relative/caregiver' is 'yes'....

What is your mom's CURRENT 'permanent' address (her voter registration and drivers license / state ID)? A person's "home address" doesn't...

First of all, you may NOT have to sell the home to place someone into long term care. Second of all, if you DO 'divest' mom of her home that may...