I am the sole plausible beneficiary of my mother's estate. My father disappeared many years ago. What is my duty to notify him?

There are company that assist in the finding of heirs to estates. Depending on the size of the estate, it might be worth your while to try to find...

Failure to provide notice to the descendant could cause more problems for you. Let him or her know that his parent died.

Why do we need to go into a costly probate for Letters of Administration when we have a legal Revocable Family Trust?

Review the trust with an attorney. The Texas lawyers may be correct that in order to adequately proceed with the lawsuit that they need to show...

How do I go about claiming funds from a retirement pension account?

Contact the pension adminstrator in writing and include a photocopy of your mother's death certificate. Ask them to double check their records.

My mom's attorney that wrote the will out nor my brother will take my calls the attorney told me I'm now hired by your brother

Seek counsel to better assist you in this matter. Your brother's attorney has an obligation to your brother and you need your own attorney with an...

Were you getting accounts every year while he was alive? I would ask about the 2019 accounting but I would give them at least 30 days. By...

My common law husband died on 01-13-2020. His sisters said that I'm not allowed to go to the services.

Were any of his "wishes" in writing? If so, they might considered a testamentary document such that you could open a probate matter or have other...

The Heggstad Petition can be done with payment made out of escrow during the sale of the house. I have done it on many occasions. Have a lawyer...

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If you have recorded the lien on the property you are in a good place. In order for the family to transfer the property for value, the lien will...

How can a will be proven?

If you are a beneficiary in the will and there is a probate, you have to be given a copy of the will. If you have a deed that was notarized...