I am selling my moms house and don't know what to do with the profit.

You should contact an elder law attorney to assess options for your mom and long-term care planning.

If you provided proper notice to the medical providers (publication for unknown creditors, mailed noticed for known creditors), then they are...

I am the only living child of my mother. Her spouse passed away. Can I contest the will that excluded me?

You can contest the will or allege that there is no will because you have not seen it. The caretaker would then have to come forward with the will...

My mother just passed away a month ago, without a will, I believe. How can I find out for sure?

You may need a probate to pass her property on to the heirs. The exact process depends on the composition and value of the assets and debts and the...

What happens when your only living parent dies, and has no will?

You may need a probate to pass her property on to the heirs. The exact process depends on the composition and value of the assets and debts and the...

I need a durable power of attorney?

The Attorney General's office has some forms for doing this yourself, or you can contact an estate planning or elder law attorney to help you and...

Do i have any legal rights to my grandmothers house and can i contest her will?

You may have waited too long. Depending on how the maid took title to the house and the rest of the assets, you may be barred from now contesting...

Can a check written to a person who died four years ago be cashed ...by any one? Executor of estate?

You can probably use a small estate affidavit for personal property. The court has them online in their self-help center.

Who needs to be listed as owners on the Beneficiary Deed? Only those whose name are on the title, or common law owners as well?

You are correct that you will need to list at least Liz, as owner, and Bernadett, as beneficiary. If Jerry is not on the deed, then you may want to...

If I only have one child, does everything automatically go to her upon my death? Does it go into some kind of probate

The short answer is that your property will probably not automatically transfer to your child. Your child will have to do something to claim it....