The preparation of a Will and the administration of an Estate are separate matters for which any attorney would bill separately. As an analogy, we...

Yes, the beneficiary of an Estate can take a variety of actions to "sign over" the assets that she would have received from the Estate to another...

What rights does an administrator of an estate have

Mr. Meek has shared some good thoughts. I write to address another point. The words "administrator" and "estate" generally refer to people who...

Im trying to get custody of my aunt

IF your aunt is an adult and IF she is completely incapable of taking care of herself and managing her own affairs, then guardianship is likely an...

How do I go about getting guardianship of my 18 year old son who is disabled.

Guardianship is an option if and only if your son is incompetent and incapable of managing his affairs -- this is more than just disabled. In order...

I have the Letters of Testermentary approved by the courts. Now what??

My colleagues have given you some good advice. I write separately to add that as soon as you receive your Letters of Administration or Letters...

My stepfather left his residuary estate to me consisting of a vehicle only. I signed as witness and court says i cant benefit.

In North Carolina, most Wills require the signature of two witnesses to be valid. (An exception is a hand-written or holographic Will.) A...

Should I setup will or trust

It sounds like there was a guardianship proceeding and the court appointed you guardian of the estate or general guardian for your mother. I am...

How can we legally regain control of my father's estate from the court appointed clerk?

Your question suggests that your father is still alive and that a court-appointed person is handling his affairs. If that is the case, then this is...

It there a time limit on opening the estate if you are exectutor of the estate

In North Carolina, there is no legal requirement that you open an estate for a deceased person within a certain amount of time. Even though there...