What is the time limit to file for executor of an estates?

There is no time limit to begin the probate process. If the total value of the assets in the estate is $150,000 or below those assets can be...

Get my inheritance of life ins

If you were named as a beneficiary on the IRA, you can contact the financial institution directly. Make sure that you have a certified copy of...

Probate attorney

Sorry to hear that you are going through such a stressful time in an effort to help your father. You need to retain an attorney immediately to...

My parents have about 20 million worth of real estate. I'd like to get married. How can I protect those assets?

Although you don't have a present interest in your parent's assets, it would be wise to have a premarital agreement drafted. It is true that all...

This issue can and should be resolved in probate court. Pursuant to the Probate Code, the probate court reserves jurisdiction to resolve disputed...

Probate court

It depends were you are in the probate process and what you are trying to do. You may merely have the supplement the petition. It is always a...

Checked a box incorrectly on my Notice of Petition to Administer Estate. Can the court waive defect in notice?

In most jurisdictions, there is a probate examiner (probate attorney), to whom you are able to address questions to prior each court hearing. I...

My grandmother gifted her house to her daughters and had it notarized and filed properly, and had a doctors note

If the granddaughter is challenging the gift to the daughters, she would have to prove that the Grandmother did not have the mental capacity or was...

Can the courts demand a probate accounting from the Successor Trustee?

If you have concerns after reviewing the accounting, you can request to be provided with the source documents from which the accounting was...

Do I have rights as a g-friend who's b-friend died the morning he was going to serve his wife legal separation court papers?

If your boyfriend designated you as a beneficiary in his will or trust, then you would be entitled to receive a portion of his estate. However, if...