Your question is unclear whether the trust was set up by just him or both of you. If just him, then upon his death it became an irrevocable trust...

The Administrator, if no will, or Executor if there is a will, gets to retain the attorney to probate the estate. There are thousands of attorneys...

This shouldn't be a problem unless there is another sibling with the same first and last name. On the Petition and the Affidavit of Heirship write...

If you feel you will be abandoning him, why not take charge and get appointed administrator. You have equal rights with your ex to be appointed and...

A Living Trust becomes irrevocable upon death. If the house is in the name of the Trust, it will need its own TIN as seller.

Heirs don't sign the accounting. Do you mean you signed a receipt approving the accounting. The Administrator still has to have the court approve...

Whoever has an original will has to to file it with the Clerk of Court within 30 day after death. This looks like a do it yourself will and it is...

This has all sorts of problems. The insurance is paid to the beneficiary and since she is deceased it would go to his estate. The widow has claims...

What do you mean by death benefits. Are you referring to social security dependent benefits. Adopted or not you are her dependent until you turn ...

It is unclear whether he bought land or shares of stock in a company that owned land. Anyway, the place to start is to read the divorce judgment....