The attorney will get paid according to the terms of the fee agreement. If it specifies that the attorney will not get paid unless the property...

I live in NJ My mother recently passed away and I lived with her -have a lease for 30 years she had been fighting with wells

No, you are not protected. If the house is in foreclosure for failure to make payments and you are an heir to the property, you will lose the...

Can I ask the lawyer what is holding up the settlement? What all are involed? stocks? cash on hand? property? also oil wells

You can definitely ask but seven months is a short time to evaluate all of the estate assets. It can take quite a while until you actually receive...

My wife passed away in 2010 after a long illness. How long can medical bills be collected?

Assets and accounts cannot be garnished without first having a lawsuit, which ends up in a judgment entered against the debtor. I don't know in...

Since Mom died in 1999 and left all to stepdad, do cemetery plots handed down to mom when granddad died then go to stepdad?

Your step dad will have to renounce his interest in the cemetery in some form acceptable to the cemetery association. There are many different...

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Lawyer duty under probate?

I agree with Attorney Gottlieb. The best way to handle this is to substitute counsel, so there is no gap in representation.

Do I need to go to probate if there was a will and no one is disputing it?

It sounds like your father had sole and separate assets which need to go through probate. Your mother should consult with a probate attorney prior...

My sister is executor of mother's will ( not probated ). Got some money but 15 years passed & still no accounting provided

Unfortunately if the house was not in the will, your sister was not obligated to give you any portion of its value. It's very possible that by...

If a life insurance policy list you as the beneficiary do you have any responsibility to pay the debts of the person that dies ?

No, the insurance proceeds pass outside of the decedent's estate, which means you are not obligated to pay any debts of the estate with the proceeds.

Can an executor keep someones belongings. My mom has been dead for 3 yrs. I have know idea what happened to most of them.

Most probate cases do not go to trial, so I am guessing that the court will be addressing your concerns at the hearing. If that is not the issue,...