I am sorry for your loss. If your grandmother passed away as a resident of a state other than Illinois and a Probate case is pending in that state,...

I am sorry for your loss. You are correct that a Quit Claim Deed is not the appropriate instrument to disclaim an interest in personal property. ...

Your father's will is not effective until his death and having it will not help in resolving an issue with his POA. If you suspect that your sister...

The IRA is an estate asset for estate tax purposes but is not a probate asset. Your inheritance from the IRA is subject to the policies of the...

Your question is not clear. For what purpose are you asking to use the temporary guardianship? When was it executed by the child's mother? It may...

With recent revisions to the Illinois Residential Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act (Effective on January 1, 2022 as the Real Property...

It sounds as though there is an open guardianship case, in which case you must go through the proper legal channels of petitioning the court to...

With limited exceptions, when the last surviving owner of record of real property (real estate) dies then a person who is entitled to legally...

I am sorry for your loss. The first consideration is who signed the mortgage paperwork as the lender. That is the person or persons who must sign...

I am sorry for your loss. Because the accounts with living designated beneficiaries are not probate assets, neither the Probate court nor the...