Do I need to hire my own lawyer?

The bond that the attorney is referring to is probably a bond for the personal representative. It is like an insurance policy for the heirs that...

How do I receive payment for a pension when I am the heir to a deceased beneficiary?

You should start with contacting the pension company to determine what documents they may need for your to collect the pension benefit if any....

How do I collect my brothers pension, our parents are named Ben. Both deceased, I am only living sibling, no wife or child, the

You should start with contacting the pension company to determine what documents they may need for your to collect the pension benefit if any....

Why is this allow ?

If the house has been transferred out of the trust to you and your brother, then this is a real estate matter. As a joint owner, you are entitled...

I would like to obtain my grandmother's bank records. How do I do that and what forms do I use.

You can subpoena the bank records under the probate case. The court has the subpoena forms.

There is not a standard form. Sometimes the POA will specify what is needed in the letter. You may also be able to use the medical report form for...

If I put my real-estate in a pour over will - can it be probated??

If you have living trust, then you would normally transfer all real estate to the trust while you are alive, thus avoiding the need for probate...

If my mother left me nothing can I contest her will

You can contest the will, but you will need a basis for doing so. Merely being excluded is not usually sufficient. You should consult an attorney...

I am named in my fathers will as executor,Virtually the only assets are a checking acct with a POD to me.

If you are named as the beneficiary of the account under a POD, then you do not need to open probate to collect that account. You can contact the...

My roommate passed away and I can not find the original, I have a copy that we had saved to the cloud Can I use that for probat?

You can submit a copy of a will to probate, but you have to have a hearing with the judge to explain why you do not have the original. You should...