Given the fact all you want to do is legally change your names it should have no impact on benefits eligibility.

The question you asks BEGS you to get an attorney who can look at all the facts and provide you real advice. That is not what this forum is for,...

If you haven't been contacted, chances are there is not a 'probate estate' or the personal representative handling things is being particularly...

Who told you? Ask them to see the will! If there is probate started, as a legal 'next of kin' you'll be provided a copy of the will at the...

Your question is unclear. What makes you think your father owes you anything because you move out of his house? You're an adult, you are...

ASSUMING she owns the land (rather than has a lease on it) probate is the correct process. Depending on the value of all the probate assets...

Unless that person is the PR in control of the check book, why would the refusal of one heir to cooperate stop the others from receiving their...

As the other noted this is a complicated and potentially difficult situation. The problem is 'unraveling' the situation might be more costly than...

It sounds like you already have a lawyer. If you'd like a 'second opinion' this is not the forum for that and you need to hire an attorney to...

I concur a ‘scrivener’s error’ won’t impact someone’s right to property but I have a strong suspicion that there is more going on here than you...