Do I need a lawyer to prepare an Affidavit for executor of a small estate in Cook County, Illinois? I need to get into my late

I agree with the answers above. If you have no success in locating a firm with a reasonable fee for preparing a Small Estate Affidavit, as an...

Your family has no liability for her ambulance bill, credit cards, doctor's bills, etc. Rather, the parties to whom she owed money at the time of...

Can inheritance be used to request additional child support?

I do not practice in Family Law but I know enough to be able to provide some information. You appear to already have the general legal concepts...

The above answers are correct. Whether you can use the small estate affidavit (SEA) or not will depend on the value of the assets owned by your...

Revocable Trust, IL. Does IL have a two party law?

You have a number of specific and complex questions asked with very little background information. It is nearly impossible to provide you with...

AMD is an abbreviation for Amendment. It normally does not appear in the name of the account registration and that is most likely why it was...

I received a copy of an affidavit of heirship after my uncle passed but the date of death is wrong...why?? Is something up..file

An Affidavit of Heirship is a standard and required form in any Probate proceeding. Simply because the date of death is incorrect, doesn't mean...

Can I complete the small estate affidavit myself if the deceased had no debt or property, just savings acct?

You could attempt to complete the form yourself. If the only asset in the estate is $100, that may be a viable option, however, the form has...

When someone passes away and the power of attorney is no longer in effect, and my dads will is very simple.

I agree with the previous answer. Your sister is legally obligated to file the Will with the local Probate Court. Whether or not a Probate petition...

How do I know if I even need to do probate?

I'm sorry for your loss. Mr. Brabender is precisely correct. Most married couples hold title to their home as joint tenants or as tenants by the...