My mom's brother just passed away, does my niece get half his estate. He had no will ?

James is correct. Under this circumstance, the estate would be split equally between you and your niece.

Oregon does have a probate code. Dying with a will requires probate. Dying without a will also requires probate. In my experience, probate is (1)...

Does a second niece or nephew have rights to an second uncles estate?

So, let me see if I understand your family tree accurately. Dick was your mother's brother. He was unmarried at the time he died. He had no...

Yes. As Ms. Reisman points out, it is helpful to have the person in charge of the estate be physically available here to do certain functions of...

I presume that since you are in Oregon, the estate was administrated here too. If that is not the case, you will need to seek the advice of an...

Can I sell deceased grandma's house as executor without probate in Medford Oregon?

Please let me begin by expressing my sincere condolences on your grandmother's death. She must have trusted you a lot to have nominated you as her...

How do I go about seeing if my mother had life insurance or not?

I am so sorry for your loss. In Oregon, we can search for life insurance policies using the "Life Insurance Finder Tool" or LIFT. You can...

What happens when my brother who died recently leaves property in a will that is still under the name of our deceased mother?

I agree with my colleagues. It appears that you may need to do a probate of your mother's estate to transfer ownership of the real property from...

How do I irrevocably disclaim my share of my recently deceased mothers revocable trust to allow my son to receive my share?

You're right, the mechanism by which you can say to the trustee basically "pretend I died first" so that your share of the estate passes to your...

My brother died in May and in July he received a settlement check. He was not married and has no children. Who gets the money?

I am so sorry for your loss. The general rule is that when a person who is not married and does not have children dies, his parents share the...