First thing is to find out the history of the house from the date of your mother's purchase to date of sale. This is available at the County...

Only a competent person can appoint an agent. If she is not mentally competent then she can’t sign a power of attorney. Court appointed guardian...

If mother was alive when he died it goes to her estate. If not, and there was no successor beneficiary, it belongs to his estate.if he deeded the...

There are only 2 ways. You can open an estate and the executor/administrator can sell it. Or, have a title company insure title and have all the...

When an estate is opened, all heirs, even if they have been disinherited, have to be notified. Sometimes before the Estate is opened and sometimes...

What a mess. The deceased son's share will go through his will. You don't mention if his will has been admitted to probate. If not, then it goes...

When an attorney enters an appearance they notify the court that they represent the client. When they withdraw, they notify the court that they no...

To get a divorce in Illinois you have to follow certain rules. One of the them is that the spouse be properly served. There are many different ways...

The original Power of Attorney is normally given to the person named as Agent. After all, the Agent is the one who will be using it. Attorneys do...

Only original wills are filed (sometimes called "lodged") with the Clerk of Court. So, they can't file your copy and give you a certified copy of...