How can the family cash the check

The check can not be cashed. The retirement plan should have provisions about who it must pay if no beneficiary is named. If it is the estate,...

If the car is in your name, your spouse has no rights unless and until a divorce is filed. Once a divorce is filed it may and probably will be...

1 - there is no such thing as a notice to withhold 2 - a uniform order f support was or should have been entered for the support. 3 - you, not...

Can I get child support from his wife since she takes care of him?

AS others have said, you can seek an order that he seek employment, but that is typically a waste of time and resources. I have never seen such an...

What do I need to apply to the courts for to achieve an agreed removal out of the US?

Under the new law effective 1/1/2016, you can serve a notice of intent to relocate, which your former spouse can sign and joint in, allowing you...

Can I force a probate to open in court?

The first issue is are there any assets in your deceased partner's name alone. If there are no such assets, then there is nothing to probate. If...

Can I get a deceased relatives medical records although there are outstanding bills?

Being a brother does not give you the right to access those records. If someone is appointed an administrator or executor that person can access...

What does child support cover?

As to the tax dependent allocation, the court has the power to allow one parent to claim over the other. It takes a complicated analysis to...

I need help/guidance regarding credit card debt and being called into court for non-payment of debt.

A check of the internet finds this....

When the Credit Card Purchase is for the Family Home does Surviving Wife become Liable for Deceased Husband's Credit Card Debt?

If your father had assets in his own name alone at the time of his death, then there is an estate to probate. If the home was owned in joint...