It depends on what needs to be probated (i.e. is it a residence, investment account, bank account, etc.) and the value of what is being probated. ...

You can terminate representation with this attorney. Wisconsin law requires that probate be completed within 18 months unless extensions are...

Most likely, if your father left only a list and not a Will, the items will have to go through probate before being distributed. Moreover, if the...

How to get a copy of an LLC.

Ask the sibling to produce the Operating Agreement of the LLC or have the personal representative of the estate inquire. Otherwise, her percentage...

It appears that the language of the Trust prohibits the amendment by the surviving spouse. If the property and accounts were titled to the trust,...

Should my aging Mother add me to the deed of her home?

Since you are in WI, I would suggest your mother execute a Designation of TOD Beneficiary Form naming you as beneficiary. Besides putting the...

Does your brother who is hospitalized have capacity to make a POA? If so, he should make the POA document naming agents. If that brother is...

Does an Administrator of an estate plus is a heir to estate have an advantage to inhert Mother;s property, who has a mortgage?

No advantage and should be distributed according to intestate laws.

Probate would likely need to be opened in order to "prove" the will that rolls assets into the trust for distribution purposes.

Why would I include an insurance settlement, paid to an estate two years after the date of death, on inventory (PR1811)?

Income payable to the estate during the probate process would be included on the Final Account.