Questions answered by Anne Debelius Lopiano

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Will signing a consent to appointment of personal representative leave me responsible for any outstanding debts of an a estate?

Anne's answer | Answered on July 01, 2009

Absolutely NOT. The creditors of the decedent may only collect from decedent's own assets.

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What is a Consent To Appointment of Personal Respresentative?

Anne's answer | Answered on July 01, 2009

The "Consent To Appointment of Personal Respresentative" form is required to be signed by all "interested parties" at the opening of an estate,...

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Fathrs will states that i get insurance from all prop.car ,household items ect. what is that especially w/regard to car?

Anne's answer | Answered on June 02, 2009

If your father had any insurance policies that named you as a death benenficiary, then you get to collect those proceeds. He might have mentioned...

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My brother passed and has a bank account and I am not on the account.What do I need to do to close the account

Anne's answer | Answered on May 09, 2009

Whoever is named as the personal representative of your bother's estate, if he died with a Will, needs to go to the County Register of Wills in the...

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My brother is the executor of my mother's estate, he put a pad lock on the door, does he have to provide the siblings with a key

Anne's answer | Answered on May 09, 2009

No he does not have to provide you with a key, unless your mother left the huse to you and left instructions in her Will that you were to be...

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Is a CD payable upon death to myself counted in a deseased ones estate?

Anne's answer | Answered on May 05, 2009

yes the CD is all yours. It is however, a part of the "gross taxable" estate, which is importan to know if the estate files either an estate income...

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Executor living in decedent's home.

Anne's answer | Answered on May 01, 2009

Whether Cousin 1 will inherit form her father ( whom I am guesssing is grandma's son?) depends on what her father's Will says, or if her died...

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Who appoints an executor of my father's estate?

Anne's answer | Answered on February 16, 2009

George Meng gave you a great answer. The Court Orphans Court (or the Register of Wills as its administrative arm) appoints the Personal...

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Power of attorney

Anne's answer | Answered on December 31, 2008

If the incarcerated person owns real property of any kind, and you want the power of attorney (POA) to give authority to buy, sell, mortgage, or...

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Probate procedures in state of MD when mother died intestate

Anne's answer | Answered on December 30, 2008

First you should check with the Register of Wills Office in the county where mom lived and died to see if anyone has already opened an estate for...

Anne Debelius Lopiano's Answers (88)

Will signing a consent to appointment of personal representative leave me responsible for any outstanding debts of an a estate?

What is a Consent To Appointment of Personal Respresentative?

Fathrs will states that i get insurance from all prop.car ,household items ect. what is that especially w/regard to car?

My brother passed and has a bank account and I am not on the account.What do I need to do to close the account

My brother is the executor of my mother's estate, he put a pad lock on the door, does he have to provide the siblings with a key

Is a CD payable upon death to myself counted in a deseased ones estate?

Executor living in decedent's home.

Who appoints an executor of my father's estate?

Power of attorney

Probate procedures in state of MD when mother died intestate