What doesn't make sense about your post is that you say you need to be appointed as executor, but also say that the estate has less than $5,000,...

You'll definitely want to hire a probate litigation attorney. The good news is that it sounds like the document you want to prevail is the 2022...

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The form you filed was a Petition for Probate, which is how you start a probate. Assuming that's what you are doing, then generally you'd pay an...

The court's generally frown on fiduciary's "double dipping" in this matter. There is some good case law where the trustee uses their position as...

I'd just file the Will as part of the probate petition and see if it's contested. If somebody does contest the Will claiming the decedent didn't...

I'm going to assume the ex-girlfriend is deceased for this response. The document you describe -- a Will with only one witness -- is valid under...

The problem for an attorney in a probate is that they don't get paid until the end and many people, but for the court's protection, would attempt...

If your niece and nephew are beneficiaries of the trust created by your now deceased brother-in-law, they have an absolute right to obtain a...

You are saying your brother died without a Will and was survived by his wife, yourself, and the children of his two siblings. The wife will...

You are correct when saying that the POA ends at death. The problem is that although you've signed a contract, you can't complete the contract...