My father's only asset was his home. Do we still need probate? Can I pay the inheritance tax without aid of an attorney?

You first need to review the deed to the real estate. If your father was the sole owner of the property, then his estate will probably have to be...

Who is responsible to pay house bank mortgage if husband dies and wife not included in the Title and No WILL?

If you and your spouse owned the house as joint tenants with right of survivorship, then you are now the sole owner of the property by operation of...

What should I do if the bank steals money from a trust?

It's not possible to respond to your concern without information not provided in you description. Contact an experienced probate or estate...

Again, I'm asking you to tell me how to get a list of Dad's household furnishings and personal effects into court records?????

Talk to an experienced probate lawyer in the state where your father's estate is being administered. You can file a motion or application to...

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How to transfer house to heirs...

It depends on the title to each property. If he was the sole owner of both when he died, his estate will have to be probated in order to pass the...

You're probably talking about a Transfer on Death Deed. Consult a New Mexico estate planning or real estate lawyer for specifics on whether this...

When does the timer for ownership start (regarding the sale of an inherited home) for a cost basis step up?

Your stepped-up cost basis is the fair market value of the property on the date of your mother's death. It doesn't matter when the deed was...

Mother-n-law dies and holds 1% of family home

You need to take the deed and any other relevant documents and visit with an experienced probate lawyer. It sounds like you may have to probate...

The answer to your question involves a very technical aspect of property law. The short (non-technical) version is that when one joint tenant...

Four names on a deed two have passed away who gets the property?

The answer depends on the language of the deed. If the four of you were granted title as Joint Tenants with right of survivorship, then you and...