Aunt is very old and at the hospital, my friend is her only relative and lives overseas.

It is a common misconception that if someone dies without a will the IRS will take everything. Unless your aunt's condo and bank account and other...

If wills become public records, does that mean someone can request a copy from the probate office after someone dies? - in Tenn?

Wills filed with a court are public records and should be available even after 10 years. More important than the will would be an accounting and...

What are the stipulations for being an executor of an estate?

Have you asked the lawyer if the problem can be avoided by running all monies of the estate through the lawyer's trust account? In Nevada where I...

If a will names an executor, the court will appoint that person as the executor unless there is a very good reason not to. If the wife was named as...

I need to know what to do about my grandfathers will.

Probate proceedings are a matter of public record. If you live in the town in which the probate occurred you can go to the courthouse and view...

Am I the victim of fraud?

I have to partly agree and partly disagree with Mr. Lassen in your case. Mr. Lassen has made a business and advertising decision to charge...

My name is now on the deed to my mother's house....what does this mean?

it sounds like since your mother died without a will her house went half to you, the only child, and half to your stepfather, her spouse. You...

The executor is legally required to serve certain documents to the court and to the beneficiaries. The precise obligations of the executor will...

Does the executor get paid on money that does not go into the estate (insurance policy paid to a son after the parent passes)

What I can tell you is that in Nevada where I practice the executor's statutory fee which is a percentage of the probate estate is limited to what...

If I transfer the cars my dad owned free and clear into my name, do I bear any responisility for any of his debts?

How are you going to transfer the car from your Dad's name to your name? If you need a court order to do so, the court will probably want some...