A probate estate needs to be opened to take control. Under the law, if his step-mother did not adopt him, she would not inherit anything. His...

If there is real estate, the County Recorder of Deeds can tell you about that and you can get a copy of the deed. An attorney with the proper...

This may alleviate your anxiety. The solution (for an attorney) is easily manageable. Normally the administration of his assets are handled by...

If his name was on the deed and it said joint tenants after it or didn't use any words other than "husband and wife " then he is now the sole owner...

You will need an attorney to help open a probate estate Then all heirs must consent to any plan other than half to your father and other...

The first answer you received was totally worthless, from an attorney that apparently sends in a stock reply that really doesnt answer any question...

No you can not move without opening a probate estate. If she died more than a year ago, her Will is no longer enforceable. If in the last year,...

No, there is no deadline for distribution

There are two kinds of administrations of normal probate cases (1) supervised administration and (2) independent administration. First, no...

You will have to prove by convincing medical testimony that your grandmother was medically incompetent at the time she put the house in that son's...