Each county, town, city, village has their own laws, rules, regulations and codes you must adhere to. I suggest you contact county and see if that...

As long as the grantor signed the deed in front of a Notary who signed and notarized the deed, you do not need the witness signature. It is always...

Should I return the deed for the witnessing signature or is good because it was acknowledged?

As long as you signed in front of a Notary, you do not need a witness nor does the notary need to sign in that section. It seems a though you...

If your mother was the sole owner of the co-op, in order to sell/ transfer the co-op an executor/administrator would need to be appointed. Since...

Is it possible to adopt our grandchildren if we have guardianship and the mother is unwilling to give up parental rights?

You should consult with an attorney as your matter is very complex. An attorney will be able to explain the likelihood of you adopting both...

If there is no Will then there is no Executor. An Executor is nominated and appointed in a Will and only becomes Executor upon Petitioning to the...

Due to conflicting answers please clarify-would all assets go to post-deceased wife's estate or to some distant living relative?

So long as the Wife passed after him, his assets would go to his wife's estate.

Can she legally refuse to release any part of the estate?

I agree, 4 years seems like longer then maybe necessary to settle the estate. More information would be needed to determine why it is taking so...

Do siblings have to be bought out in this situation?

More information would be needed to properly answer this question. However, if there was a Will making all the children as beneficiaries then the...

How long can this take and does having an estate attorney make this process so much easier

I agree with both answers above. If there is a designated beneficiary then you may not need to probate/administrate the estate. If there is no...