Signing receipt of distribution.

A typical "receipt and release" will both 1) acknowledge your receipt of certain assets of the estate or a cash amount, or both; and 2) release the...

Ladybird Contract in Texas. Costs? Time? Advice?

All other answers are correct. I would just add that if you do this without legal help, you might jeopardize the SSDI and Medicaid. It is vital...

My father passed 2 years ago, he left two properties in his name, bank account, and in his 401k I'm the second beneficiary.

I attach a link to an heirship chart for your assistance. You need an attorney and should open administration and determine heirship. The 401k...

Closing estate/distributing

There is a procedure, rarely used, for an executor to account and formally close the administration at court. If the IA is not filing anything at...

Any way to get a free (or not expensive) small estate affidavit?

Small estate affidavits are actually somewhat complicated to prepare and carry about a $250 filing fee (depends on County). You can try to do it...

Can a lawyer be held accountable for an estate going to probate because she failed to ensure anything ever was put in the trust?

I'm not a fan of living trusts just to avoid probate because this is typical. What I usually find is the lawyer drafts and files the deeds to...

How and where do I transfer cemetery assignments from my deceased grandparents to their heirs?

I would start by talking to the cemetery. If they say to hire an attorney, you need an attorney where the cemetery plots are.

My oldest sister had my mother put in assisted living and sold her houses about a year ago. Then my sister dies about 6 months

I'm unclear in some facts, but your sister's estate doesn't change the inheritance from your mother of the funds left. Your sister may have put...

My brother-in-law sold my wife's farm without her permission ... how do I go about pressing charges on him?

Don't treat this as a criminal matter. If the farm was improperly sold, then your wife's interest was NOT sold and she can possibly sue...

I think this is a proper case for guardianship, but you need an attorney to consider the merits of conservatorship in family court vs....