I'm an heir to my great-grandma's estate. How do I get my inheritance when her will was not probated and my aunt kept it all?

You may not need the documents, or at least may not need them to get started. Since your father died, you, along with your siblings, would have...

Am I personally liable for repayment of the SS?

Whoever served as personal representative of your mom's estate would be liable. As a transferee of property from the estate, you could be liable as...

Do we own our home if If my uncle the previous owner signed a quit claim deed to my husband and I?

A quit claim deed conveys whatever interest the grantor has to the grantee, but doesn't warrant title. So, if your uncle had title to the house,...

You may be able to avoid hiring an attorney. Banks sometimes have their own forms for small estate affidavits. Also, it's possible you were named...

Do I have to file taxes? (Capital Gains)

Technically, you may not be required to file. Having over $500,000 in sales proceeds from trades, however, is not something you want to leave...

Cpo5a need to prove cash under the table wages to the irs but I was paid in cash for many random side jobs?

If you reported all the cash you received, you shouldn't be stressed about this. There's nothing wrong with being paid in cash; the problem is if...

Is a will valid if it states that deceased wishes are tp...but does not state what the wishes are ?

It seems that the Will is reasonably clear on the distribution of the property. Regarding the carrying out of wishes, the question would be whether...

Tax Attorneys -- What are the requirement to qualify as rental property?

You can treat it as a rental property for the 5 months you rented it out, but it seems like the bigger issue is whether you held it for a long...

How. And where do I look for a trust that was made by my grandfather? He passed and left no information.

If nobody has opened a probate, you may want to consider doing so in order to be named as his personal representative, assuming nobody with a...

Are the descendants of a trustee who was a beneficiary and embezzled the trust and is now deceased, disqualified?

I've answered probably several hundred questions on AVVO, and this is easily the most intriguing one I've seen. I think the short answer is, "it...