Do I need to answer a counter petition with another petition?

After the pleadings are answered, you move into what is called "discovery" where you can ask questions and look at the documents the other side...

My cousin was Will a commercial residential property.

If the property in the entire estate is worth less than $5M, there is currently no federal estate tax, assuming decedent died recently. There are...

My mother has late stage altzheimers, what do I need to do to obtain legal custody of her when she has a living spouse?

In California it would be called a conservatorship but it may be called a guardianship in your state. You are in a tough spot and I feel for you. ...

I have my father's will and second codicil in original, but only a copy of the first codicil. Can I file without hassles?

You can't file what you don't have and if you are the same poster that just asked another question, you are filing it but there is no probate...

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If someone dies with personal property only and no debts, I know the will must be filed, but what else must be done?

Generally speaking, you file the will in the county where your father died. If there are no assets that need to be probated or handled outside the...

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The debts of the probate estate are grouped in to preference categories and paid in order, with lower-tier categories to be paid only when the...

My sister died in 2007. Social Security has 1100 dollars for her. Do I need to set up an Estate in FL? She has no other assets.

Most states have a small estates program and this would seem to qualify. There was no need to set up an estate if she had no assets to pay debts...

I'm looking for an attorney in Cincinnati to conduct an independent audit of my late mother's estate that was in a guardianship.

You can go to the court in the county where this was filed and look at the court file to see what was done. You can also use this web site and...

Does a person's will apply to the person's assets that were predistributed to the initiators of a guardianship?

Most states have a process of accountability of the Conservators or Guardians. You look to be at the point where you need to hire an Ohio attorney...

Must a revocable living trust disperse property upon my death?

You don't HAVE to put in a clause to disburse on your death. You can set incentives for achievement in the document and allow the Trustee to use...